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Appeals court rejects Justice Department’s push to charge more people over Minnesota church demonstration
The Eighth Circuit upheld a lower court's refusal to charge five additional protesters in a case involving disruption of a church service linked to immigration enforcement protests.
- On Jan. 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit refused the U.S. Justice Department's emergency request to revive charges against five other proposed defendants accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service this month.
- After a magistrate judge declined warrants for five proposed defendants including Don Lemon, the Justice Department first asked Chief U.S. District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz and then filed a Jan. 23 petition to the appeals court.
- On Jan. 22, prosecutors arrested Minneapolis civil rights activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul school board member Chauntyll Louisa Allen and veteran William Kelly on federal FACE Act charges; all were released the next day and a judge struck an obstruction charge.
- All three appeals judges declined to grant emergency review, with Chief U.S. District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz calling the request `unheard of in our district'; prosecutors retain the grand jury option across seven U.S. states.
- Amid a broader immigration enforcement push, the case has drawn national attention as the Trump administration pursues a sweeping immigration crackdown and vows to protect Christian services after a Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church, St. Paul over a pastor's ICE ties.
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Appeals court rejects Justice Department’s push to charge more people over Minnesota church demonstration
A U.S. appeals court rejected the Justice Department's bid to charge five more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service this month, according to court documents made public on Saturday, revealing the lengths the Trump administration has gone to prosecute those involved in the demonstration.
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Court Blocks DOJ Efforts in Church Protest Case
A U.S. appeals court refused to approve additional charges in a case involving demonstrators disrupting a Minnesota church service, a setback for the Justice Department amidst the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration protests. Three defendants face charges, while reasons for declining further arrests include insufficient evidence.
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- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
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C 38%
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