(7-2-19) Yesterday in a Toledo Blade story, Toledo attorney Fritz Byers filed a brief Monday with the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of The Blade’s parent company, Block Communications, Inc., opposing the censorship of Jeff Rasawehr’s online postings.
Byers, wrote that the Mercer County trial court records show no evidence of careful determination before issuing an injunction against the man’s comments. It instead ordered he remove previous posts and refrain from any future statements about specific relatives.
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- Rasawehr Found Not Guilty On 13 Counts, 11 Counts Dismissed
- Change Of Venue Motion Filed In Rasawehr Case, Supreme Court To Hear Rasawehr First Amendment Appeal Case
- Judge To Allow Videotaping In Rasawehr Jury Trial
- Unrealistic Ideas Files Motion In Opposition To Attempt To Block Cameras In Rasawehr Jury Trial
- Actor Mark Wahlberg and Unrealistic Ideas LLC Has Filed A Motion To Film Upcoming Trial Of Jeff Rasawehr
- Supreme Court To Hear Rasawehr First Amendment Appeal Case
Byers stated the reason for the paper to become involved in the hearing:
“Whenever an Ohio court tries to bend or subvert that principle, The Blade believes it is obligated to speak up, in defense of its own rights and of the expressive rights of all others whose constitutional rights are imperiled.”
Toledo attorney Dennis Sawan who is representing Rasawehr told the newspaper:
“From the foundation of this country, it’s been understood that the government does not have the right to silence somebody before they speak for speech that is protected.”
Mercer County Outlook 