A federal judge in Newark ruled Wednesday that the host of a public-access cable program skewering politicians can proceed with his First Amendment suit against Wayne Township, N.J., and William Paterson University, though he cannot seek monetary damages.
U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty of the District of New Jersey dismissed plaintiff William Brennan’s claims for compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages against Wayne, finding that the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 precludes such claims against government entities arising from the regulation of cable television service.
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