Today, August 12th, marks one year since the deadly #UniteTheRight rally in Charlottesville, VA, where various alt-right, neo-Nazi, white nationalist, and far-right groups poured into #Charlottesville’s downtown for violent protest. /1
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May 2018: Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia, New York Light Foot Militia, III % People’s Militia of Maryland, and their commanding officers, Christian Yingling, George Curbelo, and Gary Sigler all sign consent decrees: http://bit.ly/2Ba9Kn0 /9
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After a favorable ruling from Circuit Judge Richard Moore allowing the case to go to trial on all claims brought, the final two defendants litigating the case, including rally organizer Jason Kessler, settled in July 2018: https://nyti.ms/2M9vODq /10
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With all of these developments over the last year,
@GeorgetownICAP has helped to establish an important precedent on which other jurisdictions can rely to prevent violence at future public protests and rallies. See Mary McCord's recent@NewsHour intvu: https://to.pbs.org/2w1EqRS /11Show this thread -
We look forward to future work done to advance
@GeorgetownICAP’s mission: to use the power of the courts to defend American constitutional rights and values. /endShow this thread
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