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In 1998The newspaper and it's publisher, Deputies from the StMr. Mary's Sheriff's Department attempted to purchase all copies of Rossignol, have achieved national fame for what has become known as the Election Day 1998 issue of the newspaper St. Mary's Today[[Newspaper Caper]]. The issue contained a front-page article titled "Fritz Guilty incident has become an important freedom of Rape." St. Mary's County State's Attorney Richard Fritz was running for electionspeech case.
Mr. Rossignol filed a lawsuit in 1999 alleging violations of civil rights and freedom of speech. Defendants included State's Attorney Richard Fritz, Former Sheriff Richard Voorhar, and several Sheriff's Deputies. In April 2005, the county's insurance trust agreed to settle the suit and pay $425,000. Richard Fritz was to pay $10,000 in addition to that amount.== External Links ==
The case was originally heard in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt (Rossignol v. Voorhaar, 199 F. Supp. 2d 279, 286-89 (2002)). The district court ruled in favor of the defendants on the grounds that they had not acted under the color of state law. The case was then appealed in federal court. The court decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Cicuit is located at http://images.somd.com/docs/Rossignol_v_Voorhaar_021326.P.pdf. It contains a pertinent details of the case and is a worthwhile read. More info: *[http://stmarystoday.com/officials_pay_to_settle_lawsuit_St.htmMary's Today online edition]*[http://search.somd.com/news/headlines/articles/1872.shtml*http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32753-2005Apr6search.html == External Links =cgi?q=ken+rossignol Search for more information pertaining to Ken Rossignol]
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Mr. Rossignol is the Publisher of the [[St. Mary's Today]] newspaper in [[St. Mary's County, Maryland]].
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