Beaver County pays pig farm protesters more than $52K in federal civil rights settlement

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Beaver County pays pig farm protesters more than $52K in federal civil rights settlement
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A man found guilty of criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct at a Beaver Pioneer Day event will be receiving a share of $52,000 and legal fees from Beaver County after it agreed to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit.

Vollmar is among the five plaintiffs receiving the monetary award in a settlement ofbrought by Vollmar, animal rights groups Direct Action Everywhere and the Utah Animal Rights Coalition, and two others who represented the two groups at the July 23, 2022, event at Beaver's Main Street Park.

They say their First Amendment rights were violated when police forced them to vacate the park and a nearby sidewalk after distributing leaflets and speaking to residents in support of the defendants in the Smithfield Circle Four Farms trial.

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