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Idaho coffee shop owner awarded $4 million in pro-police flag lawsuit

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An Idaho coffee shop owner won her case against Boise State University administrators after being pressured to move off campus for displaying a pro-police flag. A jury delivered the verdict Friday, Sept. 13, awarding Sarah Jo Fendley $4 million.

Fendley, who owns Big City Coffee, filed a $10 million tort claim against the university in 2021 after it terminated her contract. Fendley said her business was removed from campus because she displayed a “thin blue line” flag during the George Floyd protests in 2020. Fendley said the closure was a violation of her First Amendment rights.

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The jury awarded Fendley $3 million in damages for business losses, mental and emotional distress, personal humiliation and lost reputation. The jury also awarded another $1 million in punitive damages.

The BSU administrators involved in the lawsuit said they plan to appeal the decision to Idaho’s Supreme Court.

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AN IDAHO COFFEE SHOP OWNER WON HER CASE AGAINST BOISE STATE ADMINISTRATORS … AFTER BEING PRESSURED TO MOVE OFF CAMPUS FOR FLYING A PRO-POLICE FLAG. 

A JURY DELIVERED THE VERDICT LATE FRIDAY … AWARDING SARAH JO FENDLEY … 4 MILLION DOLLARS. 

FENDLEY IS THE OWNER OF ‘BIG CITY COFFEE.’

SHE FILED A 10 MILLION DOLLAR TORT CLAIM AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY IN 20-21 AFTER HER CONTRACT WAS TERMINATED FOR DISPLAYING A “THIN BLUE LINE” FLAG … IN THE FALL OF 20-20 DURING THE GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS.

FENDLEY SAID IT WAS A VIOLATION OF HER FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. 

THE B-S-U ADMINISTRATORS INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT SAY THEY PLAN TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO IDAHO’S SUPREME COURT. 

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