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Minutemen sue over road issue

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The San Diego Minutemen have filed a federal lawsuit against Caltrans, accusing the state agency of discrimination in its handling of the group’s participation in the Adopt-A-Highway program.

The California Department of Transportation last month decided to move the Minutemen from a stretch of I-5 near the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint to a quieter, less visible state highway. Caltrans officials said the presence of the anti-illegal immigration group posed a safety risk because members could draw protesters during clean-ups. The lawsuit, which seeks to restore the group’s original stretch of highway, claims Caltrans has violated the group’s free speech rights.

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