RailNews: Passenger, claiming his rights were violated, sues Amtrak
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Passenger, claiming his rights were violated, sues Amtrak
A passenger who was tossed off Amtrak's New York-New Orleans
Crescent a year ago because Amtrak employees objected to
profanity on his T-shirt is suing the railroad, claiming that his
First Amendment rights were violated, the Associated Press
reported.
Marcus L. Woods, 30, of New York City, filed a lawsuit in U.S.
District Court in New York last week. He is seeking unspecified
damages.
Clad in a "New York (expletive) City" T-shirt, Woods
was bound for Birmingham, Ala., last Thanksgiving holiday weekend
when Amtrak employees objected to the slogan on his shirt. He
refused to wear the shirt inside out, although he says he zipped
up his jacket to cover the slogan. Nonetheless, Amtrak employees
decided to put him off the train in Pell City, Ala., about 30
miles short of his destination.
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