08/09/2008  Posted by PMC at 18:11 on 08/09/2008 Comments Off
A win for Isabel Garcia and First Amendment Rights

Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry has found that Pima County Public Defender Isabel Garcia didn’t violate any policy by protesting at a controversial event. Garcia was present at a protest over Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s July 10 book signing at a local store. Video of Garcia holding the severed pinata head with Arpaio’s face on it has been widely distributed on the Internet Garcia is a member of Coalición de Derechos Humans, which organized the protest. Huckelberry’s memo, which was released Monday, states that “no disciplinary action is warranted in this matter.” According to the memo, Garcia:

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