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June 12, 2019

ACLU Sues Fresno County Registrar Over Removal of Unitarian Church as Polling Place Because of "Black Lives Matter" Banners

Fresno County officials on Tuesday released a lengthy response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union over the county’s decision to remove the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno as a polling site — saying they did so after the church wouldn’t budge on displaying “Black Lives Matter” banners .

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed its lawsuit against Fresno County Registrar Brandi Orth in U.S. District Court in Fresno on Monday. The lawsuit claims Orth illegally removed the church as a polling location for the November election over banners with the words “Black Lives Matter” on the property.

Fresno Bee, 6/12/19 (updated)

 

Posted by at 09:52 AM in Civil Rights Lawsuits, First Amendment |

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