In 2022, Deputy Lonnie Laws was involved in an incident where he and Deputy Warren Woolsey allegedly violated the First Amendment rights of animal rights activists by threatening to cite them for their outreach efforts on a public sidewalk. The court found a substantial likelihood that the deputies violated the activists’ rights but denied a preliminary injunction due to the incident being isolated. ([casetext.com](https://casetext.com/case/utah-animal-rights-coal-v-beaver-cnty?utm_source=openai))
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