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Ashland man ejected from council meeting for calling police chief a fascist files First Amendment lawsuit

Toren McKnight alleges Ashland's 'no personal attacks' rule and his removal suppressed constitutionally protected political speech, challenging enforcement of exclusion zone policies.

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A man who was escorted out of an Ashland City Council session after he called the police chief a fascist has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the city, the mayor and the police chief.

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Ashland man ejected from council meeting for calling police chief a fascist files First Amendment lawsuit

A man who was escorted out of an Ashland City Council session after he called the police chief a fascist has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the city, the mayor and the police chief.

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Jackson County resident files federal lawsuit against Ashland mayor and police chief

A federal civil rights lawsuit has emerged from a heated Ashland city council meeting on September 16.

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