Charges dismissed against Salt Lake protester in a ‘significant’ First Amendment win, ACLU says

Charges dismissed against Salt Lake protester in a ‘significant’ First Amendment win, ACLU says

Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside of the Salt Lake County Jail in South Salt Lake after a student organizer was arrested on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch) A Utah judge dismissed a case this week against a woman who was facing charges stemming from a pro-Palestine protest in Salt Lake City last year, in what the ACLU of Utah called a “significant victory” for First Amendment rights.  Liz Maryon, 34, was charged w…