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Residents and councilors clash over online speech and censure petition at Taunton council meeting
Summary
Public input at the Oct. 14 council meeting centered on a contentious online video and a petition seeking accountability for Councilor Christopher Coit's social-media conduct; speakers invoked First Amendment case law, public-records preservation and requests to refer the matter to the law department for review.
Multiple speakers used the public-input period at the Oct. 14 Taunton council meeting to criticize and defend online political speech, pressing the council to consider formal censure and to preserve records.
Christopher Coit, speaking as a private citizen, defended his posts as protected by the First Amendment and said attempts to silence him were improper. Jen Hoy, who the transcript identifies as a…
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