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An activist who has been traveling among several cities promoting the message "God Bless the Homeless Vets" is settling a lawsuit with a Georgia city that censored his First Amendment rights by having an officer arrest him.

A Georgia city has apologized for arresting a man for engaging in advocacy on behalf of homeless veterans in front of the city hall. 

"Constitutional illiteracy" likely could create great problems for police officers.

A third lawsuit was filed Monday against the police officer who arrested a veteran for holding a “God Bless the Homeless Vets” sign outside of a city hall building in Georgia, according to the watchdog group that filed the lawsuit.

A lawsuit was filed against the officer who arrested a man for holding a "God Bless the Homeless Vets" sign, according to the group that filed the lawsuit.

Veteran Sues Police Officer After Being Arrested For Holding ‘God Bless The Homeless Vets’ Sign Jack Applewhite on July 17, 2023 A third lawsuit was filed

Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.

High benzene levels lingered for weeks after a shelter-in-place ended following the ITC plant chemical fire in Deer Park in 2019.

The Texas Tribune analyzed previously unreported air monitoring data and records from the 2019 ITC chemical disaster near Houston and found that high benzene levels lingered in the air for two weeks after public health measures were lifted. Experts say more shelter-in-place advisories should have been issued.

Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.