Rosario: A St. Paul veteran’s arrest at airport protest ends in victory at trial
“You know, the way First Amendment rights have been eroding, this jury at least believes that the government has been too restrictive with speech.”
Does this look like a crime to you? The Case of Veteran Mike Madden
The lawyer has filed a motion to dismiss Madden’s case, arguing he’d gone to the airport to “publicly express his opinion on an issue... at the center of a national debate.”
A Crackdown On Our Right To Stand Up
Jordan Kushner: “These are reactionary voices who are out to quash dissent, all directed at Black Lives Matter–-right-wing legislators who are catering to the prejudices of their base."
Ed Felien: They should be indicted
Jamar Clark was killed because of bad judgment, reckless behavior and failure to follow proper police procedure on the part of Officers Dustin Schwarze and Mark Ringgenberg.
Lee Fang: Mall of America Security Catfished Black Lives Matter Activists, Documents Show
From the article: “‘The place for fun in your life’ is the Mall of America’s slogan,” says Webster, “which doesn’t align with the Mall creating a fake Facebook account to stalk activists; it doesn’t align with my memories of a fun place to go as a kid. I’m sympathetic to the Mall’s everyday task of ensuring safety, but this violation of privacy went too far, as did Mall management’s pushing for harsh criminal prosecution of peaceful demonstrators.”
Why Was An FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Tracking A Black Lives Matter Protest?
Fang: “Clearly it’s inappropriate to be using the Joint Terrorist Task Force to monitor activists [and] the use of a CHS seems extremely inappropriate,” said Michael German, a fellow at New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice and former special agent with the FBI. “The fact that they’re spending resources in this manner reflects poor leadership and is something that they should really take a hard look at."