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The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states (www.vox.com)

submitted 9 months ago by pelespirit to c/politics

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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will not hear Mckesson v. Doe. The decision not to hear Mckesson leaves in place a lower court decision that effectively eliminated the right to organize a mass protest in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Under that lower court decision, a protest organizer faces potentially ruinous financial consequences if a single attendee at a mass protest commits an illegal act.

It is possible that this outcome will be temporary. The Court did not embrace the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision attacking the First Amendment right to protest, but it did not reverse it either. That means that, at least for now, the Fifth Circuit’s decision is the law in much of the American South.

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[–] prayer 7 points 9 months ago

Fairly certain this will just encourage people to protest without permits or an official organizer. If the option is financial ruin or a $2,000 fine with 180 days in jail if you're caught in a "riot" in Texas, it's an easy decision.

[–] minibyte 5 points 9 months ago

I respect the hell out of the French. Now there’s a people that knows how to protest.

[–] BKXcY86CHs2k8Coz 3 points 9 months ago

Let’s just bring back flash mobs. Maybe some Capoeira. Just some flash mob dance fights. Wouldn’t it be weird if a bunch of these happened at the same location and day?