Civil Rights

Trespassed from public park, minister misses demonstration
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Minister trespassed from public park for year loses First Amendment appeal

Last week the 11th Circuit upheld a St. Petersburg ordinance after a minster who had been trespassed from a public park complained that the ordinance violated his First Amendment rights. The minister is Bruce Wright, co-director of an addiction recovery program, and advocate for the poor and homeless in St. Petersburg. He hands out flyers and offers counseling through…

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WFTV Channel 9 covers case against Orange County Sheriff’s Office about a wrongful arrest in Orlando

Today Attorney Cynthia Conlin was interviewed on Channel 9 news about a case currently being litigated in the Middle District of Florida, Orlando, Joanne Shea v. Orange County Sheriff’s Office, 6:11-cv-01677-JA-DAB, about a woman who was wrongfully arrested because she had a similar, yet different, name to a fugitive.  See the Channel 9 news story here on this…

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