Siegel, a former lawyer for the Occupy movement and former director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, wanted Hichox for a test case.
Norman Siegel plans legal challenge, says Ebola quarantine policy is "overly broad" & "infringes on Kaci Hickox's civil liberties"A self-described “progressive,” Siegel supported protesting outside of the home of Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
— Emily Ngo (@epngo) October 26, 2014
He’s also supported anti-NYPD police measures as a lawyer.Mayor Bloomberg's street blocked off from protests. Civil rights atty Norman Siegel calls it a "No 1st Amendment zone." http://t.co/xzgNq1Cv
— Adam L. Penenberg (@Penenberg) November 20, 2011
Hichox’s retention of Siegel raises still new questions about how she may be politicizing the travel ban and Ebola quarantine. Hichox didn’t disclose her ties to the CDC, a government body that opposes a travel ban and a quarantine in a controversial op-ed she wrote for the Dallas Morning News.
“I asked [Hichox] if she wanted this to be a test case,” Siegel told the New York Times, “and she said yes.” http://gotnews.com/left-wing-democrat-ebola-nurse-hires-left-wing-lawyer/