His actions consisted of walking, wearing black and being a witness to history as a freelance journalist. Yet, a few months later, and despite having no clear evidence of such crimes, federal prosecutors slammed him with eight felony charges including conspiracy to riot and property damage.
MUCH LOVE AND GRIM SOLIDARITY: BAYNARD WOODS TAKES STOCK IN THE LAST DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS COLUMN
Now, more than 70 columns later, either that has changed, or I was wrong-headed from the start. The Trump regime has taken up so much air from every other story that, while it is wildly important and has implications everywhere, I believe that each of these papers is better served following up on the way Trump’s policies affect their local communities.
DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: THE BRADY BUNCH
Prosecutors in the J20 case sanctioned for failing to inform defense about evidence
PSEUDONYMOUS SEX AND ANONYMOUS EXPERTS
When he is outside of the courthouse, it is neither illegal nor illegtimate to take his photograph. Kerkhoff complains again that “as the prosecutors and lead detective left the courthouse, their photograph was taken and published in media outlets.”
THE PUSH CONTINUES
US Attorney dropped charges against 129 defendants, but continues to prosecute journalists and others
THEY PEPPER-SPRAYED A 10-YR-OLD
The still-anonymous officer is alleged to have “pushed his finger into” a journalist’s rectum and otherwise assaulted him as the arrests were being processed.
THE STATE OF PROTEST IN 2018: A CASE STUDY
What the “People’s March on Washington” tells us about the state of the opposition
‘NOT GUILTY’ IN TRUMP INAUGURATION PROTEST TRIAL
In a statement, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia indicated that it would continue to prosecute the remaining 187 defendants in the case.
PROJECT FALSITAS: PROSECUTORS INTRODUCE RIGHT-WING PROPAGANDA TO CASE AGAINST PROTESTERS
It was filmed by a Project Veritas operative. And here’s where it gets really fucked up. We don’t know how much the Project Veritas video was edited.
CONSPIRACY BLEARY: THE GOVERNMENT’S CASE SETS A LOW BAR FOR CHARGES ON EVE OF J20 TRIAL
All the prosecution needed to establish was a conspiracy to commit any crime, including “conspiracy to disrupt public congress.” This could refer to any protest at any time.
