US EditionJournalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest
Don Lemon faces charges for allegedly conspiring to violate religious freedom rights under the FACE Act after livestreaming an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service.
- Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, pleaded not guilty to charges related to his coverage of immigration enforcement protests in Minnesota. During a procedural hearing, Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko reviewed his rights and allowed him to travel as long as he complies with the law.
- Prosecutors said authorities seized Lemon’s phone at the time of his arrest and later obtained a search warrant. His attorney, Abbe Lowell, argued that the seizure may have been excessive.
- Lemon, 59, was arrested after livestreaming protesters who entered a church in St. Paul to demonstrate against a pastor alleged to have ties to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A federal grand jury later indicted him and eight others connected to the protest.
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Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty to Civil Rights Charges Over Coverage of Minnesota Church Protest
The former CNN anchor covered a demonstration that involved protestors disrupting a church service. His lawyer says the journalist is protected by the First Amendment, while prosecutors argue that Lemon crossed a line into activity violating civil rights laws.
Don Lemon pleads not guilty to charges for storming MN church
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges stemming from his presence at a January protest inside a St. Paul, Minnesota church that authorities say disrupted religious worship and targeted a pastor over alleged ties to federal immigration enforcement. Lemon, 59, appeared in federal court Friday afternoon just after 12 p.m. local time. He was indicted alongside eight codefendants in connection with the Jan. 18 inc…
Former CNN host Don Lemon pleads not guilty to charges in Minnesota church protest
Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges Friday, following a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor. Four others are set to be arraigned in the case.
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