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What fresh hell is this?
https://www.propublica.org/article/defendant-shall-not-attend-protests-in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights
Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to public gatherings as a condition of release from jail a tactic one expert described as sort of hilariously unconstitutional.
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Federal authorities are using a new tactic in their battle against protesters in Portland, Oregon: arrest them on offenses as minor as failing to obey an order to get off a sidewalk on federal property and then tell them they cant protest anymore as a condition for release from jail.
Legal experts describe the move as a blatant violation of the constitutional right to free assembly, but at least 12 protesters arrested in recent weeks have been specifically barred from attending protests or demonstrations as they await trials on federal misdemeanor charges.
Defendant may not attend any other protests, rallies, assemblies or public gathering in the state of Oregon, states one Order Setting Conditions of Release for an accused protester, alongside other conditions such as appearing for court dates. The orders are signed by federal magistrate judges.
For other defendants, the restricted area is limited to Portland, where clashes between protesters and federal troops have grown increasingly violent in recent weeks. In at least two cases, there are no geographic restrictions; one release document instructs, Do not participate in any protests, demonstrations, rallies, assemblies while this case is pending.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)1. Fuck Fascists
2. Defeat Trump in humiliating fashion
3. Defeat GOP for Senate
4. Pass laws more clearly restricting presidential actions
5. Charge these motherfuckers, try them, and send thrm to prison for this. There must be a reckoning.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)WTH
crickets
(25,983 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)None? Yeah, that sounds fair.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)after having destroyed federal property during an armed occupation....
Bundy told CNN he wants to gather several hundred people in Idaho at a yet-to-be-announced location. He said he believes it's his constitutional right to assemble, even as state and local officials urge people to socially distance to avoid spreading the virus further.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/09/us/ammon-bundy-easter-gathering-idaho/index.html
Hes very nice people