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City of Philadelphia Settles with Activist Illegally Arrested and Charged for Distributing Fliers on Public Sidewalk(1/24/12) The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $15,000 to Edward Coffin, an animal rights activist who was illegally arrested and held for two hours for handing out fliers on a public sidewalk outside a Whole Foods store in December 2009. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on Coffin's behalf in December 2011. In its complaint, the ACLU-PA alleged that Coffin's experience was not an anomaly but rather part of a widespread practice of uniformed police violating the First Amendment rights of protestors. The lawsuit also argued that police department management has failed to adequately train its officers about the right to leaflet without a permit or discipline officers who violate demonstrators' rights. Other News
Glory Days: A Celebration of Vic Walczak's 20 Years of Defending Civil Liberties
Please join the ACLU of Pennsylvania's Greater Pittsburgh Chapter in celebrating Legal Director Vic Walczak's 20 years with the ACLU-PA on Sunday, March 18 at the Fairmont Hotel. Other Events and Features
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