97: Wrongfully Arrested, with Special Guest: Attorney Larry Crain

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Today we are joined by attorney Larry Crain to discuss the very recent federal lawsuit he filed against the City of Franklin for violating the civil and Constitutional rights of Tennessee resident Joe Cocchini. You may recall that Joe was wrongfully-arrested last summer for bringing a Bible and engaging in peaceful dialogue with other citizens at the Franklin Pride Festival.

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Gary is the Executive Director of Tennessee Stands and former candidate for TN State Senate. Kevin is the Chairman of the Board for Tennessee Stands and national conservative advocacy group, Citizens for Renewing America. Together, they co-host The Freedom Matters Podcast.

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Larry L. Crain is a nationally recognized constitutional lawyer and frequent lecturer, and commentator. He has litigated, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law and human rights. Crain’s concern for First Amendment issues, particularly the rights of individuals to be free of religious discrimination, led him early in his legal career to serve as General Counsel for the Rutherford Institute and later as Senior Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice where he litigated a broad spectrum of constitutional issues on a national level before the United States Supreme Court, the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the Supreme Court of Tennessee. His litigation experience on issues of constitutional law spans 26 states.

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