Members of The People’s Convoy trucker group that has protested against COVID-19 rules filed a lawsuit against officials in Washington, D.C., for what they said was a violation of their First Amendment rights.
Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), they wrote in the suit, erected blockades to prevent them from entering the city. Sixteen members and organizers of the convoy joined the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
“MPD formed the blockades for the sole purpose of preventing American citizens from entering our nation’s capital to exercise their constitutionally protected right to free speech,” their lawsuit stated. “Of course, such action under color of state law violates Plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights.”
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