First I'll give the bad news. It appears that State's Attorney Ellis Rollins (for Cecil County MD) dropped criminal murder charges against Steven Chase Brigham and Nicola Riley. I've blogged on the sordid careers of these two baby-killers (put their names in the search box). Operation Rescue has more on this. Kinda makes one wonder what pressure was brought to bear on Mr. Rollins.
Now the good news. In summer of 2008, several members of Defend Life's Face the Truth Tour underwent false arrests in Harford County, MD. Eventually charges against all of them were dropped (almost right after the arrests, since they weren't even formulated at the time of the arrests). Defend Life pursued justice, and now the Maryland Board of Public Works will be paying over $385,000 to the falsely-arrested pro-lifers. Moreover, the Maryland State Police must implement a training program within 120 days to train its officers and employees in the meaning of the First and Fourth Amendments Yes, there is justice, and the Bill of Rights still means something!
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, December 27, 2010
MD Pro-Life Activists Vindicated In Suit Against Harford County
In the summer of 2008, the annual Face the Truth Tour, spearheaded by Defend Life, was interrupted in Harford County when police arrested the FTT participants who were peacefully standing along the road with their signs. Moreover, three of the young women were strip-searched by the police.
Defend Life and the pro-life activists filed suit against the State of Maryland, Harford Couty and the Town of Bel Air. They were, and are, being assisted by attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund.
Harford County has settled with the activists. According to the Lifenews article, the Harford State Attorney opposed the sheriff's office and its treatment of the pro-lifers. However, there are two other defendants in the case: the Town of Bel Air and the State of Maryland. If they do not settle, there will be a trial in federal court.
Here are links to other news sources:
http://www.defendlife.org/Aug08Newsletter.pdf
http://www.defendlife.org/SepOct2008Newsletter.pdf
Here's an explanation of the Face the Truth Tour concept and its origins.
http://www.prolifeaction.org/truth/
Defend Life and the pro-life activists filed suit against the State of Maryland, Harford Couty and the Town of Bel Air. They were, and are, being assisted by attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund.
Harford County has settled with the activists. According to the Lifenews article, the Harford State Attorney opposed the sheriff's office and its treatment of the pro-lifers. However, there are two other defendants in the case: the Town of Bel Air and the State of Maryland. If they do not settle, there will be a trial in federal court.
Here are links to other news sources:
http://www.defendlife.org/Aug08Newsletter.pdf
http://www.defendlife.org/SepOct2008Newsletter.pdf
Here's an explanation of the Face the Truth Tour concept and its origins.
http://www.prolifeaction.org/truth/
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