ACLU R.I.: Court Enters Consent Order Reversing Censorship of Warwick Public Comment Speaker
September 09, 2023
September 09, 2023
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news:
A consent order has been entered in the federal lawsuit filed two weeks ago by ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys against the Warwick City Council for stifling the free speech rights of local resident Robert Cote, who was barred last month from speaking at a Council meeting about allegations of ethical misconduct by one of its members. The order, entered with the agreemen . . .
A consent order has been entered in the federal lawsuit filed two weeks ago by ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys against the Warwick City Council for stifling the free speech rights of local resident Robert Cote, who was barred last month from speaking at a Council meeting about allegations of ethical misconduct by one of its members. The order, entered with the agreemen . . .