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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Block denies in part a motion to dismiss a former New York police officer’s First Amendment rights violations alleging he was fired from the police force following an investigation into his relationships with conservative firebrand Roger Stone and members of the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and other individuals and organizations who supported former President Donald Trump. The investigation began after an anonymous tip that alleged the litigant participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The court preserves a single claim under his right to expressive association against the NYPD officials in their individual capacities, finding he sufficiently alleges that he suffered disciplinary action due to his actions which were of a matter of public concern, specifically Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.