Huge Victory for Infidels: Court Awards Attorneys’ Fees Against the City of Dearborn, Michigan for Violating a Christian Pastor’s Right to Freedom of Speech

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Robert Muise, my lawyer in a number of free speech cases, has triumphed in one of America's sharia
hotspots, Dearborn. Muise had a big battle win in the long war against islamization and civilization jihad. Muise, the attorney for Christian Pastor George Saieg, was awarded $103,401.96 in fees and costs for successfully challenging the City of Dearborn’s restriction on the Christian’s right to freedom of speech at the 2009 Arab Festival held in the City. The City enforced the blasphemy laws under the sharia and refused to allow a Christian to hand out religious literature at the Festival.

“The award of attorney fees in this case,” noted Muise, “is critical in the lawfare against AFDI SIOA MuiseCivilization Jihad and dhimmitization, or subjugation, of an entire municipality in Michigan.  Dearborn has a long record of this kind of illegal, heavy-handed treatment of Christians as an attempt to placate Dearborn’s sharia-faithful.  The court’s ruling today demonstrates that this kind of behavior will come at great cost.”

Robert Muise will be speaking at our historic CPAC event: Islamic Law in America, on February 10, 2011. More here

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This victory bodes well for our Jessica Mokdad's honor killing the week they were scheduled to run. We will be bringing this to national attention in the first-ever human rights conference dedicated to exposing the plight of women under Islamic law in Dearborn, Michigan on the anniversary of the honor murder of Jessica Mokdad: the Jessica Mokdad Human Rights Conference. If you can be in Michigan on April 29th – come. More here.

Court Awards Attorneys’ Fees Against the City of Dearborn, Michigan for Violating a Christian Pastor’s Right to Freedom of Speech

Today, a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Detroit, Michigan recommended that Robert J. Muise, the attorney for Christian Pastor George Saieg, be awarded $103,401.96 in fees and costs for successfully challenging the City of Dearborn’s restriction on the Christian’s right to freedom of speech at the 2009 Arab Festival held in the City.  The City, not wanting to offend its large Muslim population, would not allow the Christian to hand out religious literature at the Festival.

In the order, the federal judge stated, “In this case, the Plaintiff received the full relief he sought — an invalidation of the leafleting restriction and a permanent injunction barring its enforcement. . . .  Because this result ‘cannot fairly be labeled as anything short of excellent, [Plaintiff] is entitled to a fully compensatory fee.’”  AFLC Senior Counsel Robert J. Muise represented Pastor Saieg in this successful free speech case.  At the time, Muise was Senior Trial Counsel for the Thomas More Law Center.  The City has 14 days to appeal.  [Read order here]

“The award of attorney fees in this case,” noted Muise, “is critical in the lawfare against Civilization Jihad and dhimmitization, or subjugation, of an entire municipality in Michigan.  Dearborn has a long record of this kind of illegal, heavy-handed treatment of Christians as an attempt to placate Dearborn’s sharia-faithful.  The court’s ruling today demonstrates that this kind of behavior will come at great cost.”

Muise recently won acquittals for charges of “disturbing the peace” brought by the Dearborn prosecutor against a group of Christians following their arrests by Dearborn police in 2010 for the same kind of peaceful free speech activities.  Muise and David Yerushalmi of the American Freedom Law Center, along with attorneys from the Thomas More Law Center, currently represent these Christians in a civil action arising from these arrests.

Previously at Atlas:

June 16, 2009: Muslim Festival – Dearborn Lawsuit to Fight Islamic Supremacism

June 20, 2009: In Dearborn, Michigan, "Christians no longer are being given the same rights as others"

July 11, 2009: Arab Festival 2009: Sharia in the US – Our Freedoms are Under Siege

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Seraph
Seraph
12 years ago

Freedom of speech actually came out on top for a change. Muslims must be fuming mad.

Chrissy Lee
Chrissy Lee
12 years ago

Very good news!!

Rightly Guided Bob
Rightly Guided Bob
12 years ago

WOW! That is a LOT of money. The city officials will think twice about hustling the missionaries off to jail next time.

Frank
Frank
12 years ago

Pamela is a Gd-send re this issue of free political speech (ideas and opinions) and the need to protect it in the USA. As long as people do not incite (call for violence e.g.) their opinions are like asshts. Everyone has one. People can have their opinions of Islam or whatever.
I don’t always agree with Pamela (aynn Rand e.g. i think Ayn Rand sucks.). But I love Pamela.-LOL

Brandy
Brandy
12 years ago

Wonderful news!! Made my weekend! So grateful to Robert Muise. He is a hero!

KeithMahone (aka Charles Martel)
KeithMahone (aka Charles Martel)
12 years ago

OMFG! You mean to tell me Muslims are not allowed to ban free speech wherever they congregate as part of their “religious freedom” in America?
Unbelievable!

InfidelForLife
InfidelForLife
12 years ago

Very good news indeed. There’s only two ways to punish them where it hurts (and hence is effective): with facts and monetary loss.

Jude
Jude
12 years ago

I needed to read this to make myself feel better. Islam is increasingly annoying me. This is the 1st time I visited this site and from now on, I will be back every day.

JHY
JHY
12 years ago

Thank God for this wise & good news

Mackie
Mackie
12 years ago

Thank You to the U.S. Magistrate Judge in Detroit, Michigan for rendering the correct settlement in this case. Attorneys Robert Muise and David Yerulshalmi are definitely heroes to me.
Had this case been decided any other way it would have been a clear cut violation of the US Constitution.

KeithMahone (aka Charles Martel)
KeithMahone (aka Charles Martel)
12 years ago

Jude, you might also want to check out a website called “Bare Naked Islam” and another called “Jihad Watch”. You will quickly get up to speed. Welcome to the Crusade!

juniper
juniper
12 years ago

This just shows where there is a will there is a way, and many so-called Americans – and British!! – do not want to find a way because they love to lick mozlem ass! It is a diabolical mental perversion!!

karl anglin
karl anglin
12 years ago

Obama will not like this!!!!!!!

Angel Lasuma
Angel Lasuma
12 years ago

This super excellent news! We have to fight and kick Islam out of this country . Islam and the American constitution is like oil and water and the east will neveer be west. Let these nomads go back to where they belong, in the 6th century with their evil Allah!

Angel Lasuma
Angel Lasuma
12 years ago

I am sending my heartfelt condolence to Obama and Michelle. Sorry for the loss , ha…. Please send the same to all your brothers and sisters and let them know that We , the Americans in this great country will never ever put up with this crap…

STOP sharia
STOP sharia
12 years ago

Thank you Robert Muise for this victory of our Constitutionally protected freedom of speech over Islamofascism. Your victory stands in vivid contrast to the Obama administration’s stated commitment to not tolerate naming “radical islam” as an ideological enemy that intends to conquer us and destroy our civilization.

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