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AMNESTY INTERN., USA v. BATTLE

No. 07-12442.

559 F.3d 1170 (2009)

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, USA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis BATTLE, Thomas Cannon, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Jepeway, Jr., Jepeway and Jepeway, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John A. Greco, Henry Joseph Hunnefeld, Craig Edward Leen, Miami, FL, Osnat K. Rind, Cohen & Rind, Hialeah, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HULL, MARCUS and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Amnesty International ("Amnesty") appeals the dismissal of its complaint against police officers Louis Battle and Thomas Cannon brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and alleging violations of its First Amendment rights during a protest rally. The district court found that Battle and Cannon were entitled to qualified immunity. We hold that Amnesty's complaint properly states a valid claim alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights...

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