An Ohio-based civil rights law firm has filed a lawsuit and motion for an emergency order against the City of Akron for the unlawful restriction of constitutionally protected speech.
In the wake of protesters saying they are being suppressed following the Jayland Walker grand jury"no bill," Ohio-based civil rights law firm Friedman, Gilbert and Gerhardstein has filed a lawsuit and motion for an emergency order against the City of Akron for the unlawful restriction of constitutionally protected speech, according to the law firm.
Akron's chief communications officer Stephanie Marsh emailed this response to our request for a response from the city:"Considering the city is now facing pending litigation we won’t be commenting on this."“This gross abuse of police power began nine months ago, and this week Akron continued its unconstitutional violence and censorship against these peaceful protesters and their message,” said Friedman, Gilbert and Gerhardstein partner Sarah Gelsomino.
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