US Supreme Court declines to hear case on protest organizer liability in 2016 Alton Sterling protests.
The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case on protest organizer rights in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, stemming from 2016 Alton Sterling protests. A protest organizer faced charges after a police officer's injury by an unknown protester. The Fifth Circuit's decision allows organizers to be held liable for individual protester actions, raising concerns over First Amendment rights and mass protest organizing.
May 18, 2024
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