Judge rejects Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against Don Lemon | CNN Politics

A federal magistrate judge rejected the Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against journalist Don Lemon for appearing alongside protesters who breached a Minnesota church over the weekend, a source told CNN.

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humanamerican@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 219d (2 replies)

breached a Minnesota church

They walked in through the front door and sat down. I'm so sick of the propaganda.

dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 219d (1 reply)

But HOW did they walk? Did they do it brown or immigranty-like?

humanamerican@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 219d

They used two their two legs cooperatively - socialism!

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 219d

Uhh, was it a federal church?

Drusas@fedia.io · 2 pts · 218d

Justice Department officials immediately, and publicly, asserted that he would face charges. They said Lemon did not have a right to be on the church’s private property, adding that interrupting the service may have impeded in the churchgoers’ constitutional rights to express their religion.

Good thing the first amendment isn't there to protect Americans against journalists.