Wisconsin teen Amiyah Cohoon wins 1st Amendment lawsuit against Sheriff Joseph Konrath and Deputy Cameron Klump

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Sheriff Joseph Konrath (left) and Deputy Cameron Klump (right)​

Wisconsin high schooler wins lawsuit against sheriff over COVID-19 social media post

24 September 2021

A Wisconsin high schooler on Friday won her lawsuit against a sheriff's deputy who allegedly threatened her with arrest if she did not take down several social media posts related to COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig ruled that Amiyah Cohoon’s free speech rights had been violated when a Marquette County deputy said she needed to remove posts saying she had COVID-19 or face possible prison time, The Associated Press reported. “Demanding a 16-year-old remove protected speech from her Instagram account is a First Amendment violation,” Ludwig, a Trump appointee, said in his ruling. Cohoon in spring 2020 said on ...

Wisconsin high schooler wins lawsuit against sheriff over COVID-19 social media post

A Wisconsin high schooler on Friday won her lawsuit against a sheriff's deputy who allegedly threatened her with arrest if she did not take down several social media posts rela

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Wisconsin teenager wins lawsuit over COVID-19 social media post

24 September 2021

A Wisconsin high school student has won a federal lawsuit she brought against a sheriff who threatened her with jail time early in the COVID-19 pandemic if she didn’t remove social media posts saying she had the virus. U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig ruled that Amyiah Cohoon’s constitutional right to free speech was violated when a Marquette County sheriff’s deputy in March 2020 demanded she take down the posts. The judge wrote that, “The First Amendment is not a game setting for the government to toggle off and on.” When the suit was filed, an attorney for the Marquette County ...

Wisconsin teenager wins lawsuit over COVID-19 social media post

When the suit was filed, an attorney for the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department said that the girl’s messages caused panic.

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A sheriff told a Wisconsin teenager to take down a COVID-19 Instagram post. A judge ruled it a First Amendment violation.

25 September 2021

A Wisconsin teenager won a lawsuit against a sheriff and his deputy who allegedly threatened to have her jailed if she didn't remove a social media post about her COVID-19 experience in March 2020, the Wausau Daily Herald reported. On Friday, US District Judge Brett Ludwig ruled that student Amyiah Cohoon's free speech rights had been violated. "Demanding a 16-year-old remove protected speech from her Instagram account is a First Amendment violation," Ludwig said in the ruling. According to court documents, Cohoon, after returning from a spring break trip to Florida with the Westfield Area High School band on March ...

A sheriff told a Wisconsin teenager to take down a COVID-19 Instagram post. A judge ruled it a First Amendment violation.

"The First Amendment is not a game setting for the government to toggle off and on. It applies in times of tranquility and times of strife," a judge ruled.

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High School Girl Threatened With Jail for Making Legal Post About COVID-19—Taxpayers Held Liable

28 September 2021

Time and again, those in positions of authority, abuse that authority by intimidating and even arresting those with whom they politically disagree. We have seen this scenario play out like a broken record against individuals expressing their legal and peaceful views on social media only to be visited by police and even kidnapped and caged. Amyiah Cohoon learned about this authoritarian practice last year when she was a sophomore in high school. Last year, she took a trip to Florida for spring break with the Westfield Area High School band. Their trip was cut short, however, as it took place ...

High School Girl Threatened With Jail for Making Legal Post About COVID-19—Taxpayers Held Liable

A sheriff and his attack dog sergeant visited an innocent high school girl in her home and threatened to arrest her over an Instagram post on COVID-19.

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Judge Explains First Amendment Basics to Wisconsin Sheriff Who Threatened Teen with Jail for Instagramming Her COVID Infection

27 September 2021

A sheriff violated a teen's First Amendment rights when his department threatened her with jail if she didn't remove an Instagram post about becoming infected with COVID-19, a federal judge has ruled. Last year, Amyiah Cohoon went on a spring break trip to Florida with schoolmates from Westfield Area High School in Westfield, Wisconsin. The trip coincided with the early spread of COVID-19, the trip was canceled partway through, and she returned home. When she got home, she began developing symptoms of COVID-19 and sought medical assistance. She posted a picture of herself in April 2020 and described her situation ...

Judge Explains First Amendment Basics to Wisconsin Sheriff Who Threatened Teen with Jail for Instagramming Her COVID Infection

No, law enforcement and school officials cannot order students to remove posts about exposure to the coronavirus.

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Court To Sheriff: Sending An Officer To Tell A Teen To Delete Instagram Posts Is So Very Obviously A Rights Violation

29 September 2021

Public schools in Wisconsin referred students to police twice as often as schools nationwide in 2017-18 — nine students were referred to police for every 1,000 students enrolled compared to the national rate of 4.5, a Center for Public Integrity analysis of U.S. Department of Education data found. Bring cops into schools and schools start thinking every disciplinary problem is a criminal problem. Far too many police departments lending officers to schools agree. Things may have improved over the last couple of years, but this is the latest data from Wisconsin's public schools and it's a pretty grim picture of ...

Court To Sheriff: Sending An Officer To Tell A Teen To Delete Instagram Posts Is So Very Obviously A Rights Violation

Wisconsin is apparently America's Karen. Public schools in Wisconsin referred students to police twice as often as schools nationwide in 2017-18 — nine students were referred to police for every 1,000 students enrolled compared...

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