Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas will have some dangerous law staying on the books for a while, thanks to SCOTUS declining to revisit a 5th-Circuit decision that makes protest leaders more vulnerable to financial liability for the actions of anyone in their crowds.
The deterrence effect of this choice will be felt in some protest movements this year. Direct democracy matters, but stay sharp for how it could be used against organizers in your region.
#Democracy #SCOTUS
https://www.vox.com/scotus/24080080/supreme-court-mckesson-doe-first-amendment-protest-black-lives-matter
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And easily exploited by undercover operatives or RW infiltrators throwing rocks at cops to put protest leaders in legal jeopardy.