Magistrate Edward Fink issued an arrest warrant for Anthony Novak in March 2016, following Novak’s creation of a parody Facebook page mocking the Parma Police Department. The warrant led to Novak’s arrest and prosecution. After Novak’s acquittal, he filed a civil-rights lawsuit alleging constitutional violations. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals permitted the lawsuit to proceed, suggesting possible misconduct by Fink. ([chandralaw.com](https://www.chandralaw.com/blog/federal-appeals-court-allows-satirist-anthony-novak-to-sue-parma-police-for-first-amendment-retaliation?utm_source=openai))
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