Meet the kid a hospital is trying to silence

Read more: https://www.thefire.org/news/maine-hospital-threatens-defamation-lawsuit-over-15-year-olds-changeorg-petition

Samson Cournane — a fifteen-year-old college student — wrote a petition to his congressman and an op-ed in his university's student newspaper calling attention to patient-safety concerns at his local hospital, where his mother worked as a pediatric intensive care doctor.

The hospital’s parent corporation, Northern Light Health, responded by threatening to sue Samson’s mother for defamation based on Samson's advocacy. FIRE is demanding the conglomerate retract its lawsuit threat and respect Samson’s right to speak freely and petition government officials.