Ald. Jim Gardiner Agrees to Pay $157K to Settle Lawsuit Claiming …
1 day ago · Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th Ward) agreed to pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit claiming he violated the First Amendment by blocking six critics from his official Facebook page in 2021, court records show. The six plaintiffs – James Suh, Steve Held, Pete Czosnyka, Peter Barash, Adam Vavrick and Dominick Maino – will each get $4,000, with the …
Alderman agrees to pay $157K to constituents blocked from FB page
4 days ago · Chicago Alderman James M. Gardiner has agreed to pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit accusing him of violating the First Amendment by suppressing dissent on his official Facebook page.U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the Northern District of Illinois on Friday entered an agreed order of dismissal reached between Gardiner and six constituents who allege the alderman hid or deleted ...
Ald. Gardiner Agrees To Pay $157,500 For Blocking Critics On …
5 days ago · As a news piece, this article cites verifiable, third-party sources which have all been thoroughly fact-checked and deemed credible by the Newsroom. ... Ald. James M. Gardiner (45th) points his finger as he speaks during a City Council meeting where the 2025 budget was passed 27-23 on Dec. 16, 2024.
Deal reached in First Amendment -Facebook lawsuit against Ald. Gardiner …
Dec 21, 2024 · by BRIAN NADIG. A settlement in a federal lawsuit accusing Alderman James Gardiner (45th) of violating the First Amendment rights of residents because he restricted their access to his aldermanic Facebook page demonstrates the sometimes heated rhetoric on social media and sheds light on the claim that former mayor Lori Lightfoot had a reported “grudge” against Gardiner which led to the ...
Ald. Jim Gardiner settles lawsuit for blocking critics on ... - CBS News
Dec 21, 2024 · 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...
Pray for me, I’m not happy – Actor James Gardiner
May 23, 2024 · One of Ghana’s favourite actors, James Gardiner has opened up on how he felt numb and powerless on his birthday. The talented actor narrated all the setbacks he encountered when he set up some businesses and all went down the drain as a …
Federal Judge Who Ruled Ald. Gardiner Violated First ... - WTTW News
Aug 30, 2024 · The federal judge who ruled Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th Ward) violated the First Amendment by blocking six critics from his official Facebook page admonished him Friday for approaching her in June at a funeral even as the case remains pending.
'I was misconstrued' - James Gardiner denies battling depression - GhanaWeb
Jun 3, 2024 · Ghanaian actor, James Gardiner, has addressed misconceptions surrounding his mental health, particularly refuting claims of battling depression following an Instagram post on his birthday.
Ald. James Gardiner Accused Of Using Staffer To Get Private ... - CBS News
Sep 10, 2021 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- The heat turned up another notch Thursday on the hot seat for Northwest Side Ald. James Gardiner (45th). The latest concerns about Gardiner's conduct are that he used a ward...
Volunteers for rival candidate say Ald. James Gardiner ... - CBS News
Dec 6, 2022 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- Volunteers for a 45th Ward aldermanic candidate says a heated confrontation with current Ald. Jim Gardiner prompted two of the candidate's volunteers to file police reports ...