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A Wisconsin high schooler on Friday won her lawsuit against a sheriff's deputy who allegedly threatened her with arrest if she did not take down several social media posts related to COVID-19.
U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig ruled that Amiyah Cohoon’s free speech rights had been violated when a Marquette County deputy said she needed to remove posts saying she had COVID-19 or face possible prison time, The Associated Press reported.
“Demanding a 16-year-old remove protected speech from her Instagram account is a First Amendment violation,” Ludwig, a Trump appointee, said in his ruling.
Cohoon in spring 2020 said on Instagram that she had COVID-19. In one of the posts she was shown with what looked like an oxygen mask in a hospital bed, writing, “Winning the fight with Covid-19,” according to the news outlet.
“i wont be back for a while longer due to me ... having the COVID-19 virus. ... I dont want the attention it’s just the truth,” Cohoon said in a separate post, on March 26, 2020.
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Some useful comments:
Thomas Spademan
The sheriff's attorney said her posts “caused distress and panic within the school system and law enforcement acted at the request of school health officials in a good faith effort to avoid unfounded panic.” What utter BS.
IrishFast
If I remember correctly, the school official that complained is now a middle school principal. Whatever the current position is, it's disturbing that this individual is still in a supervisory position around children.
Prjndigo
"start taking people to jail" is actually illegal incarceration if they don't state they'll arrest people along with it. It is a violation of oath and tantamount to a resignation.
A Wisconsin high schooler on Friday won her lawsuit against a sheriff's deputy who allegedly threatened her with arrest if she did not take down several social media posts related to COVID-19.
U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig ruled that Amiyah Cohoon’s free speech rights had been violated when a Marquette County deputy said she needed to remove posts saying she had COVID-19 or face possible prison time, The Associated Press reported.
“Demanding a 16-year-old remove protected speech from her Instagram account is a First Amendment violation,” Ludwig, a Trump appointee, said in his ruling.
Cohoon in spring 2020 said on Instagram that she had COVID-19. In one of the posts she was shown with what looked like an oxygen mask in a hospital bed, writing, “Winning the fight with Covid-19,” according to the news outlet.
“i wont be back for a while longer due to me ... having the COVID-19 virus. ... I dont want the attention it’s just the truth,” Cohoon said in a separate post, on March 26, 2020.
ref:
Wisconsin high schooler wins lawsuit against sheriff over COVID-19 social media post
A Wisconsin high schooler on Friday won her lawsuit against a sheriff’s deputy who allegedly threatened her with arrest if she did not take down several social media posts related to COVID-19…
thehill.com
Lehto's coverage:
Some useful comments:
Thomas Spademan
The sheriff's attorney said her posts “caused distress and panic within the school system and law enforcement acted at the request of school health officials in a good faith effort to avoid unfounded panic.” What utter BS.
IrishFast
If I remember correctly, the school official that complained is now a middle school principal. Whatever the current position is, it's disturbing that this individual is still in a supervisory position around children.
Prjndigo
"start taking people to jail" is actually illegal incarceration if they don't state they'll arrest people along with it. It is a violation of oath and tantamount to a resignation.
