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SAVED MAGAZINE v. SPOKANE POLICE DEPT.

No. 20-36073.

19 F.4th 1193 (2021)

SAVED MAGAZINE, a Washington limited liability company; Afshin Yaghtin, and the marital community thereof; Mary Fell Yaghtin, and the marital community thereof, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SPOKANE POLICE DEPARTMENT; Craig N. Meidl, in his official and personal capacity; Jane Doe, and the marital community thereof; John Doe, and the marital community thereof, Defendants-Appellees, and City of Spokane, a municipal corporation in and for the State of Washington; Spokane Public Library; Kevin Vaughn, and the marital community thereof; Jane Doe Vaughn, and the marital community, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 9, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin T. Snider (argued), Pacific Justice Institute, Sacramento, California; Tracy Tribbett , Pacific Justice Institute, Paco, Washington; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Taki V. Flevaris (argued), Alanna Peterson , and Gregory J. Wong , Pacifica Law Group, Seattle, Washington; Salvatore J. Faggiano , Office of the City Attorney, Spokane, Washington; for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: A. WALLACE TASHIMA, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Plaintiffs Afshin Yaghtin and Saved Magazine allege that Spokane police officers violated their First Amendment rights when they prevented Yaghtin, acting as a journalist at a public event, from "engaging in dialogue with a protester" under threat of arrest. We affirm the district court's order dismissing...

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