Friday, October 16, 2009

Jury awards Virginia newspaper publisher $200,000 in damages

A federal jury found that a Virginia School Board violated a newspaper publisher’s constitutional rights when it restricted his access to school grounds, awarding him $200,000 in damages. The school board seems likely to appeal. An earlier decision in the case can be found here: http://www.vawd.uscourts.gov/OPINIONS/JONES/107CV00001.PDF.

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