Posted on 06/24/2015 9:53:51 PM PDT by Morgana
CHEYENNE — The town of Jackson and a local government insurance pool have agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Nevada pastor and a national anti-abortion group over his arrest during a 2011 anti-abortion protest.
The settlement of the lawsuit filed by the Rev. Chester E. Gallagher of Las Vegas and the group Operation Save America against Jackson and a former police lieutenant in the town's police department is a vindication, said lawyer Jack Edwards, who represented the plaintiffs. The settlement was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne.
"It's a victory for the rule of law because the Bill of Rights serves as a restraint on government, not the people," he said on Tuesday.
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Good ,, just have to never stop pushing back...
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