Michigan state police officers may have violated the free speech rights of disability-rights advocates when they stopped their protest of a celebration in the state’s capitol building, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
The decision, issued Friday, stems from a lawsuit filed after a protest of the 25th anniversary commemoration of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 2015 event was to be held in the Michigan State Capitol—a space advocates said didn’t comply with ADA requirements.
Police stopped the protesters from entering the building on the day of the event, and arrested one, Paul Harcz, after a short scuffle with police.
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