Legal Opinion
Turner v. Boyle
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 15, 2015No. 3:13-cv-616 (SRU)PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
STEFAN R. UNDERHILL, District Judge.
This case arises from the State of Connecticut’s arrest and prosecution of the pro *68se plaintiff, .Harold Turner,.after he published to his website commentary denouncing two Connecticut legislators for then-purported role in “infringing on the constitutional rights” of the Catholic Church and encouraging his readership to “take up arms” and “put down by force” those legislators. Turner was prosecuted for several crimes under Connecticut law and ultimately acquitted.
After his acquittal, Turner filed with the…
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