The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against DeRay Mckesson, arrested in 2016 for leading a Black Lives Matter protest during which someone threw a rock injuring a police officer. In its recent decision, the court found that since McKesson was leading the protest in front of a police station and blocking a highway, he could be tried for the illegal actions of the rock-thrower. Two Supreme Court decision, NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware and Brandenberg v. Ohio, run counter to the Fifth Circuit decision. (Vox, June 21, 2023, by Ian Millhiser)
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