WND 
By Bob Unruh
A man who displayed a “Cops Ahead” sign to warn drivers of a police trap on a suburban street and was arrested now has been given permission to sue the officers.
According to a description of the case by Courthouse News, a ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lets Michael Friend pursue the city of Stamford, Connecticut, for First Amendment violations and malicious prosecution.
“Friend was violating no law by standing on the sidewalk and displaying his sign, and [Police Sgt. Richard] Gasparino had no lawful reason to order him to desist from that conduct,” the appeals court ruled.
The appeals court said the sign was protected speech because it expressed an opinion on “a matter of public significance” and, “[A] citizen does not need to show that a police practice is unlawful â or that it deviates from some notion of propriety â in order to object to it.”
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