Lawsuit against Boone County for blocking resident from Facebook page dismissed – Indianapolis Business Journal
A resident claimed the county violated his First Amendment rights when he was blocked from the county government's Facebook page.
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A resident claimed the county violated his First Amendment rights when he was blocked from the county government's Facebook page.
Resident Kevin Dininger in the lawsuit said he was blocked from the county's Facebook page after commenting support for a commissioner's challenger.
The county has been the target of a lawsuit by the ACLU of Indiana, but officials say the barring has been reversed.
The complaint says Boone County blocked a resident from the county's Facebook page after he wrote his voting plans for the May 3 election.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing Boone County after they say the county blocked a resident from their Facebook page after he posted a comment.