New York lawyer fights 'First Amendment retaliation' for cursing out police officer in free speech saga
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Attorney Tony Rupp and the Buffalo PD have been enmeshed in civil litigation since 2016, when Rupp was ticketed after calling out, "Turn your lights on, a------!" to an officer.
"No juror in the world [would] believe this [incident was] anything other than First Amendment retaliation." Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
In December of that year, Rupp called out "Turn your lights on, a------" to Todd McAlister after he and his wife saw McAlister driving with no running lights and "rapidly approach" two women whom he nearly hit while they were crossing a street, according to a lawsuit he filed in March 2021.
Rupp then realized McAlister was a Buffalo police officer, and he was given a citation for violating the city's noise prohibition. The ticket was later dismissed, court records show, but the incident prompted Rupp to file a lawsuit and launch a First Amendment fight.
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