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March 28, 2012

Christian Militia Members Acquitted of Conspiracy 
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Seven members of a Christian militia in the Midwest have been acquitted
on charges of sedition and conspiracy. The accused, part of a group
called the Hutaree, were arrested two years ago for an alleged plot to
spark a war against the federal government by planning to kill a law
enforcement officer and then bomb the funeral procession. But on
Tuesday, a federal judge in Michigan ruled the defendants' actions were
protected by First Amendment rights to free speech. Two members of the
militia still face less severe charges of possession of illegal weapons.



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