Man Arrested for Anti-Obama Signs Files Lawsuit
A Long Island college student who claims he was falsely arrested for hanging protest signs from a Long Island Expressway overpass has filed a lawsuit against Nassau County.
Daniel Martins says in a lawsuit filed Wednesday his First Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested in June 2014.
The 21-year-old claims he was hanging signs and flags from the overpass when he was arrested on disorderly conduct and criminal nuisance charges.
Martins, who says he is a member of Hofstra University’s Libertarian Club, claims he was expressing his free-speech rights in urging President Barack Obama’s impeachment.
He says the charges were dismissed in December 2014.
His lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages.
This article appeared in print on page 4 of edition of Hamodia.
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