US EditionHe Filmed an Allentown Officer Driving at Him. Now He’s Launching a First Amendment Suit.
LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 24 – Phil Rishel alleges police violated his free speech rights by forcing him off the sidewalk and charging him with loitering during protests, with his loitering conviction later overturned on appeal.
The plaintiff, Phil Rishel, said filming officers was a form of protest against what he claims is a pattern of excessive force and First Amendment violations by the department.
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He filmed an Allentown officer driving at him. Now he’s launching a First Amendment suit.
A cropped still from Rishel's footage. Video provided by FIRE.*This story was updated at 9:32 a.m. on July 24, 2025, with the correct name for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression* An Allentown man filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday after a police officer drove a cruiser at him on the sidewalk, according to the complaint. Phil Rishel, 25, is being represented by attorneys from the free speech organization, Foundation for Individua…
ALLENTOWN, Pa.- A man files a lawsuit against the Allentown Police Department.
·Indiana, United States
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