‘Go Big and Go Loud’: Inside the Justice Dept.’s Push to Prosecute Protesters
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Justice Department prosecutes protest participants for conspiracy despite prosecutors lacking courtroom evidence.
How This Affects You
Protest participants and political activists face criminal charges based on prosecution strategies prosecutors acknowledge lack evidentiary support, affecting First Amendment exercise rights.
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Prosecutors are pursuing conspiracy charges against protest participants in federal courts.
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