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Dr. Justin Spies tells commissioners he has filed federal suit against Topeka library and employees
Summary
Dr. Justin Spies used the public-comment period to announce a Dec. 11 federal lawsuit alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations by the Topeka and Shawnee County Library and two employees and said additional suits against Topeka police and the county corrections department are forthcoming.
Dr. Justin Spies, speaking during public comment at the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Dec. 15, said he filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 11 against the Topeka and Shawnee County Library and two library employees.
"On December 11 of this past week, I filed a federal lawsuit in Kansas District Court against the Topeka and Shawnee County Library," Spies said, summarizing the complaint and naming the library security supervisor and a library employee referenced in the suit. He said the complaint…
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