February 17th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
The American Civil Liberties Union is negotiating a settlement of a federal lawsuit it filed against the Hogan Administration that alleged the governor violated the First Amendment rights of constituents by deleting comments from his Facebook page.
The lawsuit, filed last August, accused the Republican governor of censoring people when his staff systematically deleted comments that were critical of his administration or challenged him to condemn President Donald J. Trump. The commenters were labeled spammers and prevented from posting in the future.
ACLU of Maryland’s legal director Deborah Jeon said in a statement that if a settlement is reached, the civil rights group would dismiss the lawsuit.
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