Win for Free Speech in Eastpointe, Michigan, and Annual ‘First Amendment Day’ Established by Mary Lou Lang – US Politics News

Four residents of Eastpointe, Michigan, sued their city after being silenced and shouted down by their mayor during city council meetings, and were victorious after the city agreed to settle the lawsuit on Tuesday.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed the lawsuit in November 2022 on behalf of residents Mary Hall-Rayford, Karen Beltz, Karne Mouradjian, and Cindy Federle, all who were denied their right to free speech during the public comment period at city council meetings.
The former mayor of Eastpointe, Monique Owens, repeatedly would shout down at residents who criticized her, but allowed other residents who praised her to speak….