US EditionMagistrate Judge Declines Charges Against Don Lemon in Minnesota Church Protest
A federal magistrate judge rejected DOJ charges against Don Lemon, affirming his First Amendment rights during protests at a Minnesota church where three activists were arrested.
- On Thursday, a federal magistrate judge refused to sign a criminal complaint charging Don Lemon, former CNN anchor and independent journalist, after his presence at a protest inside Cities Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Prosecutors say protesters disrupted worship chanting `ICE out` and `Justice for Renee Good`, prompting allegations under the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
- Lemon livestreamed the protest on his YouTube program, distributed coffee and donuts, and defended his actions as journalism chronicling events without affiliation to organizers.
- Authorities arrested organizers including Nekima Levy-Armstrong, activist, and William Kelly, but judges pushed back on detention requests, and prosecutors could revise the complaint or seek a grand jury indictment after Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko's refusal last week.
- In Minnesota, the protest prompted subpoenas to state and local officials, drew Vice President JD Vance's visit, and sparked criticism from President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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