Oct 24, 2024 · A judge threw out the criminal charge looming over the head of an Arizona mom who was arrested for criticizing a city attorney’s pay raise at a city council meeting. The judge called the government’s suppression of Rebekah Massie’s speech “objectively outrageous” and dismissed her trespass charge.

Aug 26, 2024 · An Arizona mayor had a woman arrested at a recent city council meeting after she spoke out against a city attorney in apparent defiance of meeting rules. On Tuesday, Rebekah Massie, 32, attended the city council meeting in Surprise, Arizona, a city of some 143,000 residents just outside Phoenix.

Oct 25, 2024 · A state judge in Arizona this week tossed a criminal case against a woman who was arrested at a city council meeting for criticizing the pay raise and professional competence of a city attorney.

Oct 24, 2024 · The city of Surprise, Arizona, won't get another chance to surprise Rebekah Massie with criminal prosecution for speaking at city council meetings after a Maricopa County judge dismissed the case with prejudice, rejecting the government's request to give itself wiggle room to charge her again.

Sep 4, 2024 · Rebekah Massie says she wanted to teach her 10-year-old daughter a little bit about the importance of standing up for your civil rights when she brought her along to a city council meeting in...

Aug 30, 2024 · An Arizona mom was arrested for violating a bizarre authoritarian-style city law that forbids anyone from criticizing city officials at public meetings — outraging a free speech group that...

Oct 25, 2024 · On August 20, 32-year-old Rebekah Massie and her 10-year-old daughter attended a city council meeting in Surprise, a suburb of Phoenix. During the public comment portion of the meeting, Massie stood at the podium and slammed city attorney Robert Wingo for accepting a raise despite poor job performance.

Sep 10, 2024 · Rebekah Massie was hauled out of a city council meeting in Surprise, Arizona in front of her 10-year-old daughter after speaking on a city attorney's salary during a sanctioned public comment...

Sep 4, 2024 · Rebekah Massie says she wanted to teach her 10-year-old daughter a little bit about the importance of standing up for your civil rights when she brought her along to a city council meeting in...

Sep 18, 2024 · Rebekah Massie was arrested at a Surprise City Council meeting on Aug. 20 for criticizing a city official. Her 10-year-old daughter was left behind.