Two protesters were charged for allegedly damaging someone’s hearing with their megaphones—BuzzFeed News
Pattakos [said] that the restaurant owners were “intent on silencing First- Amendment-protected activity outside of their establishments” “This protest was closely watched by numerous on-duty police officers who were precisely assigned
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2 protesters accused of causing hearing loss with megaphones—Associated Press
Both have pleaded not guilty Their attorney, Peter Pattakos, called the charges an “outrageous attack” on the pair’s First Amendment right to engage in peaceful
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Pair who protested TownHall restaurant hit with felony assault charge after worker said she lost hearing from megaphones—Cleveland.com
“Being subject to a baseless felony prosecution is one of the worst things that can happen to a person at the
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Two indicted on felony assault charges for using megaphones at TownHall protest—Cleveland Scene
Andy Geronimo, director of the Case Western Reserve University First Amendment Law Clinic, said the indictments were very troubling to him
“From all appearances, this is a felony prosecution of speech,”
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