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flag Journalist Georgia Fort and activist Trahern Crews pleaded not guilty to disrupting a church service in St. Paul, sparking debate over protest and press rights.

flag On February 17, 2026, independent journalist Georgia Fort and activist Trahern Crews pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges related to a January 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where demonstrators disrupted worship services to demand justice for Renee Good, a woman fatally shot by an ICE officer. flag The protest, which drew national attention, involved nine people, including former CNN host Don Lemon and civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, all charged under the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act for interfering with religious worship. flag Fort, founder of BLCK Press, said she was reporting on the event as a journalist, asserting the charges threaten First Amendment rights. flag Church officials and attorneys argued the protest was a premeditated disruption not protected by free speech. flag The case has sparked debate over press freedom, protest rights, and the legal boundaries of journalism.

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