Peltier Can Proceed With Free Speech Suit Against Agency That Removed His Art

Mealey's (July 18, 2018, 2:59 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — Imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975, raises a genuine issue of fact in his claim that Washington state officials violated his free speech rights when they removed his paintings from a public display honoring Indian heritage due to complaints from several people, including two former FBI agents, a federal judge ruled July 16 (Leonard Peltier, et al. v. Joel Sacks, et al., No. 17-5209, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118092)....