All Eyes on Prairieland: Judge Attacks Right to Fair Trial in First “Antifa” Case

All Eyes on Prairieland: Judge Attacks Right to Fair Trial in First “Antifa” Case

After spending over seven months in multiple jails across North Texas, the Prairieland Defendants finally had their federal trial start on Tuesday, February 17. But then, as soon as the first defense attorney started asking questions to the prospective jurors, presiding Judge Mark Pittman declared a mistrial. Why? Because attorney MarQuetta Clayton, the only Black woman among the defense lawyers and counsel for defendant Maricela Rueda, was wear…