The Providence police department issued a formal written apology and paid damages to settle this suit on behalf of a protester who had been arrested while peacefully leafleting outside a building where Henry Kissinger was speaking.
Elmer v. Ricci
Attorney(s)
Guy Bissonnette
Date filed
March 27, 1983
Status
Closed
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