Ald. Jim Gardiner settles First Amendment lawsuit over blocking detractors on official social media accounts
Far Northwest Side Ald. Jim Gardiner, 45th, has agreed to pay more than $157,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by six ...
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Chicago Taxpayers to Pay $87,500 to Settle Lawsuit Claiming Ald. Jim Gardiner Violated First Amendment by Blocking Critics from Official Facebook Page
The six plaintiffs will each get $4,000, with the remaining $133,500 covering their legal fees, according to a copy of the ...
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Ald. Jim Gardiner settles lawsuit for blocking critics on official Facebook page for $157,000
CHICAGO (CBS) --Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) will pay $157,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by several of his constituents, after he blocked them from his official Facebook page. In 2021, Gardiner ...
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Aldermen tee off on next year’s budget filled with taxes, fees
BRIAN NADIG Mayor Brandon Johnson said the “ultra rich” should pay their fair share instead of the city relying on the backs of working families to pay its bills, but several Northwest ...
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Ald. Jim Gardiner settles First Amendment lawsuit over blocking detractors on official social media accounts
Jim Gardiner, 45th, has agreed to pay more than ... Each of the plaintiffs — Peter Barash, Pete Czosnyka, Steve Held, Dominick Maino, James Suh and Adam Vavrick — will receive $4,000 from ...