A Fort Worth pastor alleges Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare violated his First Amendment rights by having him removed from a public meeting this month.
Bishop Mark Kirkland, of Greater St. Mark Ministries, sued O’Hare and the county Dec. 15, alleging that O’Hare denied him his right to freedom of speech and expression when Kirkland was addressing the Tarrant County Commissioners Court during the allotted time for public comments.
The lawsuit comes one week after Kirkland criticized O’Hare during a commissioners court meeting, and the judge subsequently ejected the bishop from the meeting. Kirkland is seeking $250,000 in damages and a trial by jury…