Thursday, October 7, 2010
Citizen Sues Watauga Texas for Political Speech Violation
NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING LAWSUIT TO STOP CITY’S SUPPRESSION OF POLITICAL FREE SPEECH:
Liberty Institute Seeks to Overturn Unconstitutional City Ordinance That Bans Political Speech on City Property
WHAT: Today, less than 30 days before the general election, Liberty Institute will hold a news conference announcing a lawsuit filed on behalf of a local citizen who was arrested, jailed and criminally prosecuted for expressing his political views on city property on primary election day, March 2.
WHO: Liberty Institute constitutional attorneys and our client will offer comments and answer questions.
WHEN: TODAY! Thursday, October 7, at 2 p.m. CST
WHERE: Outdoors on the sidewalk of the Watauga Community Center, where the incident occurred. 7901 Indian Springs Rd, Watauga, Texas 76148
DETAILS: The plaintiff was arrested on March 2, Texas’ primary election day, and thrown in jail for five hours for holding a political sign on city property. He was then criminally prosecuted. Rightfully, the criminal charges were dismissed by the court, but the extreme city ordinance banning political speech still stands.
Media Contact:
Roe Ann Estevez
Cell: 214.558.9957
Office: 972.941.4452
raestevez@libertyinstitute.org
12001 Plano Parkway, Suite 1600, Plano, TX 75075
Labels:
Free Speech,
Liberty Institute,
Watauga
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