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Warren Sapp Sues Tampa Over First Amendment Room Order

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Story summary
  • Warren Sapp filed a lawsuit against Tampa alleging First Amendment violations.
  • Tampa officials ordered Sapp to leave a city-hall room while he was requesting records.
  • Sapp flipped off Council Chair Alan Clendenin and Officer Barbosa, citing First Amendment rights.
  • He left city hall without arrest; the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office said it had no case.
  • Attorney Anthony Sabatini, representing Sapp, calls Tampa’s actions unconstitutional and seeks policy changes.