Minneapolis Observer: Park Board Candidate Alleges Free Speech Violation
» (June 13) The simmering politics of the Park Board race boiled over Wednesday night at Pearl Park, where reform candidate Jason Stone was confronted by Parks Superintendent Jon Gurban and ordered to stop distributing his campaign literature, which Gurban said was misrepresenting his position on various issues.
Stone has been a harsh critic of Gurban and the Board since he began his campaign, and the superintendent has said that Stone has been distributing incorrect information during his campaign. Wednesday's altercation ended up with four police officers telling Stone it was illegal to hand out literature at the park.
Now it appears the ACLU is on the case, investigating what Stone calls "a very serious abuse of power, misuse of the police, and violation of my first amendment rights." «
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