Journalist Don Lemon has been released from custody after being charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted services at a Minnesota church.
A grand jury in Minnesota indicted Lemon and others on charges of conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshippers during the Jan. 18 protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul, where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor.
Interesting. The first amendment says that Congress can’t interfere with worship, not that nobody can. A competent judge would throw this out immediately.
I thought for sure they would hit him with trespassing, where they probably would have a case (though that’s usually just a citation issued by local police).
Interesting. The first amendment says that Congress can’t interfere with worship, not that nobody can. A competent judge would throw this out immediately.
I thought for sure they would hit him with trespassing, where they probably would have a case (though that’s usually just a citation issued by local police).
A charge for trespassing usually requires they first be told to leave and advised not to return, usually by the police advising about it.
It’s returning after you’re been officially trespassed that means a possible charge.