WOONSOCKET RESIDENT Greg Duhamel left this comment on Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt's official Facebook page before being blocked. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of him and another resident, claiming the mayor's blocking of constituents violates their First Amendment rights. / COURTESY AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF RHODE ISLAND
WOONSOCKET – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two men against Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt and City Treasurer Laurie Perry, the ACLU announced Thursday. The lawsuit alleges that the mayor had engaged in censorship via her Facebook page by blocking constituents because they criticized her…