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Law’s Andrew Geronimo says order preventing Havas from media raises highlights First Amendment concerns

Media | September 11, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

No body cam and a heavily redacted incident report: Officials mum on key details of Amy Acton incident

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Andrew Geronimo, director of the CWRU School of Law's First Amendment Clinic, said a judge’s order preventing Patrick Havas—the man accused of forcing his way toward gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton while armed—from speaking to the media raises First Amendment concerns for both Havas and the public, though he said its constitutionality depends on how the order is written.

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