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Chicago Taxpayers to Pay $87,500 to Settle Lawsuit Claiming Ald. Jim Gardiner Violated First Amendment by Blocking Critics from Official Facebook Page
The six plaintiffs will each get $4,000, with the remaining $133,500 covering their legal fees, according to a copy of the ...
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Ald. Jim Gardiner settles First Amendment lawsuit over blocking detractors on official social media accounts
Far Northwest Side Ald. Jim Gardiner, 45th, has agreed to pay more than $157,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by six ...
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Ald. Jim Gardiner settles lawsuit for blocking critics on official Facebook page for $157,000
CHICAGO (CBS) --Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) will pay $157,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by several of his constituents, after he blocked them from his official Facebook page. In 2021, Gardiner ...
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Chicago City Council Votes 39-11 to Reject Push to Scale Back Protections for Undocumented Immigrants
After days of increasing alarm among advocates for immigrant rights, the showdown over whether to amend Chicago’s Welcoming ...
Former IL GOP AG candidate sues House GOP leader, alleging social media censorship
The former Republican Illinois Attorney General candidate is taking the Illinois House Minority Leader to federal court over ...
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Ald. Jim Gardiner agrees to $157,000 settlement for blocking critics on Facebook
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) will pay $157,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by several of his constituents, after he blocked them from his official Facebook page.
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Ald. Jim Gardiner settles First Amendment lawsuit over blocking detractors on official social media accounts
F ar Northwest Side Ald. Jim Gardiner, 45th, has agreed to pay more than $157,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by six Northwest Side residents who accused the alderman of violating their ...