Italian American Defense League v. City of New Haven

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ITALIAN AMERICAN DEFENSE LEAGUE & RALPH MARCARELLI Plaintiffs, No. 3:23-cv-773 (OAW) v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN, JUSTIN ELICKER. Defendants. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS The Italian American Defense League (“IADL”)1 and Ralph Marcarelli (“Plaintiffs”) bring this action against the City of New Haven and its mayor, Justin Elicker, alleging two claims for relief stemming from the City’s decision to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from Wooster Square, a public park in the City. See Am. Compl. (ECF No. 7). I. INTRODUCTION In Plaintiffs’…