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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:03 PM Aug 2016

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U.S. Lawyer Sentenced To 5 Days In Prison For Black Lives Matter Button Sues Judge

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A lawyer sentenced to five days in an Ohio jail for refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter button while in court has filed a federal lawsuit, saying her free speech rights were violated.

The Youngstown Vindicator reports Andrea Burton sued Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Robert Milich on Thursday. Milich last month sentenced Burton for contempt of court after she refused to remove the button.

He said he cited her because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision banning political buttons in courtrooms. The Black Lives Matter movement grew out of several killings of blacks by police.

Milich stayed the order after Burton agreed to follow the dress code, pending appeal of the order.

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U.S. Lawyer Sentenced To 5 Days In Prison For Black Lives Matter Button Sues Judge (Original Post) Purveyor Aug 2016 OP

Berner v. Delahanty. ronnie624 Aug 2016 #1

A Black Lives Matter button........ mrmpa Aug 2016 #2

A statement of fact can still be political Major Nikon Aug 2016 #3

My son was ordered to flip his T-shirt inside out before boarding a plane Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #4

Wow. Would they have ordered a woman to take off her t-shirt and flip it inside out? n/t pnwmom Aug 2016 #6

It's both. Political opinions have no place in a courtroom. cleanhippie Aug 2016 #5

correct Takket Aug 2016 #7

Agree completely. WillowTree Aug 2016 #8

Post removed Post removed Aug 2016 #9

Lolwut?!?!? ncjustice80 Aug 2016 #10

ronnie624

(5,764 posts)

1. Berner v. Delahanty.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:20 PM

Aug 2016

You learn something new every day.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)

2. A Black Lives Matter button........

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:27 PM

Aug 2016

in my opinion is not a political button. It is a button that is offering a statement of fact.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

3. A statement of fact can still be political

Reply to mrmpa (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:41 PM

Aug 2016

If the purpose of stating it is to attempt to influence public policy, which in this case seems to be the sole purpose.

Xipe Totec

(43,889 posts)

4. My son was ordered to flip his T-shirt inside out before boarding a plane

Reply to mrmpa (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 09:26 PM

Aug 2016

Because the T-shirt front said: "Stop the Violence".

pnwmom

(108,973 posts)

6. Wow. Would they have ordered a woman to take off her t-shirt and flip it inside out? n/t

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 09:52 PM

Aug 2016

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)

5. It's both. Political opinions have no place in a courtroom.

Reply to mrmpa (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 09:28 PM

Aug 2016

That were even debating this is absurd.

Takket

(21,552 posts)

7. correct

Reply to cleanhippie (Reply #5)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 10:05 PM

Aug 2016

it has no more place in a courtroom than a Make America Great Again hat.

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)

8. Agree completely.

Reply to Takket (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 12:51 AM

Aug 2016

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ncjustice80

(948 posts)

10. Lolwut?!?!?

Reply to Post removed (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 01:05 AM

Aug 2016

I'm pretty sure all those things are illegal buddy...

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