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'We do not arrest our political opponents.' Judge rules in Ohio case
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trumbull County commissioner who was arrested after criticizing the sheriff.
www.cincinnati.com
A federal judge this week issued a blistering ruling in favor of a Trumbull County commissioner who was arrested after criticizing the sheriff.
"Here in America, we do not arrest our political opponents," Judge Philip Calabrese wrote in an order filed Wednesday.
Calabrese wrote that the sheriff, the deputies and the other two commissioners violated Republican Commissioner Niki Frenchko's First Amendment rights. Sheriff Paul Monroe, Commissioner Frank Fuda and Commissioner Mauro Cantalamessa are all Democrats. The judge, who was nominated by former president Donald Trump, also found the defendants do not have qualified immunity in this case, meaning they can be sued for monetary damages.
"I was compelled to file this suit because if public officials can use their offices and power to silence me, they can do it to anyone,” Frenchko said in a news release. "This is a tremendous day for freedom of speech, the rule of law, and democracy."
It takes a special kind of public official to do something so egregious to violate the broad protections of qualified immunity.
I think he meant to say "we should not arrest our political opponents" since dems obviously do arrest our political opponents.
Anyway.....Good, do the DOJ next.