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Constitutional Law

Jan. 21, 2004

Sheriff, Radio Host Take Feud to Court

A long-running feud between a top Santa Cruz law enforcement official and one of his chief critics erupted recently into a free-speech lawsuit. Political activist Richard Quigley, who had a radio show, accuses Santa Cruz County Sheriff Mark Tracy of pressuring the station to silence him.

By Eron Ben-Yehuda
        A long-running feud between a top Santa Cruz law enforcement official and one of his chief critics erupted recently into a free-speech lawsuit. Political activist Richard Quigley, who had a radio show, accuses Santa Cruz County Sheriff Mark Tracy of pressuring the station to silence him.
        The dispute has cost Qui...

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