Counselors arrested and threatened for sharing pro-life message reach settlement with Pa. city

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March 3, 2010 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Counselors arrested and threatened for sharing pro-life message reach settlement with Pa. city

ADF-allied attorneys and ADF secure victory for Christian men silenced by police for exercising free speech rights in public alley next to Planned Parenthood abortion facility

PHILADELPHIA — Alliance Defense Fund allied attorneys and ADF attorneys secured a favorable settlement with the city of York Tuesday on behalf of two counselors who were kept from sharing their pro-life message with individuals in a public alley next to a Planned Parenthood abortion facility.  Edward Snell and John McTernan, who were arrested and threatened with arrest, respectively, for exercising their First Amendment rights, were represented by ADF attorneys and allied attorneys in two separate lawsuits against the city of York.

Case Names:  Snell v. City of York, McTernan v. City of York

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