Miami Commissioner raised no defense against civil rights violations in jury trial
<p>A federal judge just exposed that the Miami Commissioner’s multi-million dollar trial team defending him in a $2.6 million civil rights trial didn’t bother raising any legal defenses.</p>
<p>Commissioner Joe Carollo <a href="https://www.local10.com/topic/Joe_Carollo/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">stands accused of shepherding an official retaliation</a> campaign against one of Miami’s highest-profile nightclubs, all because the owners rented space to a rival campaign six years ago.</p>
<p>Miami taxpayers had already <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/heres-how-much-miami-taxpayers-have-paid-so-far-for-joe-carollos-legal-fees/3039287/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">blown $2 million defending Carollo</a> against the resultant civil rights lawsuit for First Amendment retaliation <em>before</em> the trial began.</p>
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