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July 12, 2024

U.S. Court Rules Activist DeRay Mckesson Cannot Be Held Responsible for Protest Injury
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Back in the U.S., a federal court has ruled that Black Lives Matters
activist De Ray Mckesson cannot be held responsible for injuries
inflicted by someone else while attending a protest that Mckesson had
organized following the 2016 police killing of Alton Sterling in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. The ruling came after the U.S. Supreme Court in April
declined to take the case. The ACLU hailed Thursday's decision in favor
of Mckesson as "a crucial win for the First Amendment right to protest."


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