Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt

  • Filed: 08/05/2021
  • Status: Victory!
  • Latest Update: Aug 05, 2021
Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt

This is a successful federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page.

This is a federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page. The lawsuit is on behalf of two Woonsocket residents both of whom found themselves blocked from commenting on the Mayor’s Facebook page after they raised questions about her official activities on it. The lawsuit argues that the censorship violates Plaintiffs' First Amendment right “to speak and to petition the government for redress of grievances." On September 1, 2021, the ACLU of RI favorably settled this suit.

Attorney(s):
David Cass, Lynette Labinger

ACLU Sues over Facebook Censorship by Woonsocket Mayor

This is a major First Amendment lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page.

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ACLU Settles Suit over Facebook Censorship by Woonsocket Mayor

Under the stipulation, the Mayor agreed to no longer block individuals from her page “based on First Amendment-protected viewpoints expressed.”

Duhamel & DuBois v. Baldelli-Hunt

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