Posted: 5/27/2021 1:15:34 PM EDT
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https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/27/daily-caller-news-foundation-lori-lightfoot-lawsuit/ The Daily Caller News Foundation and Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday over the mayor’s refusal to grant Thomas Catenacci, a white reporter, an interview. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, alleges that Lightfoot’s denial violates the DCNF and Catenacci’s First Amendment rights and Catenacci’s right to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. “It’s absurd that an elected official believes she can discriminate on the basis of race,” DCNF Editor-in-Chief Ethan Barton said. “Mayor Lightfoot’s decision is clearly blocking press freedom through racial discrimination.” Lightfoot announced earlier this month that she would grant one-on-one interviews “only to black or brown journalists.” Since then, the Chicago Democrat has not granted interview requests to any white reporters. Catenacci sought to interview Lightfoot about a variety of topics regarding COVID-19 and the city’s efforts to vaccinate its population. “On May 20, 2021, Plaintiff Catenacci requested, by email, a one-on-one interview with Mayor Lightfoot,” the DCNF lawsuit said. “Plaintiff Catenacci sent a follow-up email on May 21, 2021. He also sent a third email on May 24, 2021.” “As of the date of this Complaint, Mayor Lightfoot’s office has not responded to Plaintiff Catenacci’s request nor has Mayor Lightfoot agreed to an interview with Plaintiff Catenacci,” the suit continues. Lightfoot denied Catenacci’s request by “failing to respond in a timely manner,” the lawsuit said, noting that “on information and belief,” Lightfoot is aware that Catenacci is “not a journalist of color.” “Racial discrimination has no place in America, especially in the halls of government,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “Mayor Lightfoot’s admitted policy of race-based discrimination is flagrantly illegal and immoral. Simply put, we’re asking the court to find Mayor Lightfoot’s racist abuse unlawful.” Catenacci said: “Preventing journalists from doing our jobs in such a blatantly discriminatory way is wrong and does a disservice to our readers who come from all backgrounds. Every journalist and every person who consumes the news should be concerned by Mayor Lightfoot’s actions.” “This affects everyone,” he continued. “I look forward to holding the mayor accountable.” While I hope this lawsuit does bring Mayor Lightfoot to heel, I'm not holding my breath on it going anywhere. |
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Quoted: While I hope this lawsuit does bring Mayor Lightfoot to heel, I'm not holding my breath on it going anywhere. She'll either withdraw the policy, but give a flat, no answers interview, or lawyer up and drag it out for two or three eternities and make the plaintiff spend a fortune. Which is more the Chicago Way? |
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Quoted: She'll either withdraw the policy, but give a flat, no answers interview, or lawyer up and drag it out for two or three eternities and make the plaintiff spend a fortune. Which is more the Chicago Way? Quoted: Quoted: While I hope this lawsuit does bring Mayor Lightfoot to heel, I'm not holding my breath on it going anywhere. She'll either withdraw the policy, but give a flat, no answers interview, or lawyer up and drag it out for two or three eternities and make the plaintiff spend a fortune. Which is more the Chicago Way? His girlfriend will be kidnapped, raped, and strangled to death in an unfortunate and totally unrelated random crime. Kharn |
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Quoted: She'll either withdraw the policy, but give a flat, no answers interview, or lawyer up and drag it out for two or three eternities and make the plaintiff spend a fortune. Which is more the Chicago Way? Quoted: Quoted: While I hope this lawsuit does bring Mayor Lightfoot to heel, I'm not holding my breath on it going anywhere. She'll either withdraw the policy, but give a flat, no answers interview, or lawyer up and drag it out for two or three eternities and make the plaintiff spend a fortune. Which is more the Chicago Way? The Chicago Way is to tie it up in court. It is not like she has to pay for the lawyers, Chicago taxpayers will pickup the bill. |
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Quoted: The Chicago Way is to tie it up in court. It is not like she has to pay for the lawyers, Chicago taxpayers will pickup the bill. I was also thinking about a large construction project outside the journalist's office and home, making getting in and out of either a huge hassle. That's kinda Chicago, too. |
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Quoted: Awesome. Any anti-racist would be all for this She's just so tired of it all. “[T]he truth is, it is too heavy a burden to bear, on top of all the other massive challenges our city faces in this moment, to also have to take on the labor of educating white, mostly male members of the news media about the perils and complexities of implicit bias," she insisted. “This isn't my job. It shouldn't be. I don't have time for it." |
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Prediction: this will go about as far in court as a lawsuit by known mental defective Jim Acosta if Sarah Huckabee Sanders had stopped insulting him and then stopped calling on him entirely. Although anything that makes Groot sweat a little is a good thing in its own right. |
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Quoted: The Chicago Way is to tie it up in court. It is not like she has to pay for the lawyers, Chicago taxpayers will pickup the bill. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: While I hope this lawsuit does bring Mayor Lightfoot to heel, I'm not holding my breath on it going anywhere. She'll either withdraw the policy, but give a flat, no answers interview, or lawyer up and drag it out for two or three eternities and make the plaintiff spend a fortune. Which is more the Chicago Way? The Chicago Way is to tie it up in court. It is not like she has to pay for the lawyers, Chicago taxpayers will pickup the bill. Then get a change of venue to a sympathetic court where the case will be dismissed. |
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Could the argument be made that by implementing a policy like this, the city of Chicago should not be on the hook for her defense? I remember reading a bit of our HOA's D&O insurance policy that said certain acts would not be covered. Those were mainly acts of knowingly violating policy or law. I can't imagine Chicago doesn't have some sort of statute or regulation preventing discrimination of any type. I am mot likely reading this wrong but, fuck it. I'm day drinking. Below under Title VIII: Civil Rights. 8-2.250 - Civil Laws Governing Law Enforcement Misconduct The Department, acting principally through the Civil Rights Division, is authorized under several civil statutes to investigate misconduct by law enforcement officers. These statutes include: Section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 34 U.S.C. § 12601 (formerly codified as 42 US.C. § 14141), which authorizes the Department to file suit challenging a pattern or practice of misconduct by law enforcement officers or by officials or employees of any governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of constitutional or federal statutory rights (see JM 8-2.262); Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-7 (see JM 8-2.241); and Section 809(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 34 U.S.C. § 10228(c), which prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance granted from the Department of Justice (including law enforcement agencies) from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or religion, and is enforced through voluntary compliance efforts, administrative proceedings, and litigation. With Beetlejuice's insistence on reform in CPD, it seems as though she runs the law enforcement agency (CPD) and, they receive federal funding from the DOJ. CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday unveiled her long-awaited plan for civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department, saying “the buck stops with me” in an ordinance that would keep authority for hiring and firing the superintendent and other key Police Department decisions with the mayor. Seems like I could make a day drinking case that she is violating Civil Rights by discriminating on the basis or race. This is me calling me stupid before anyone else can. Attached File |