Judge finds protesters ‘not responsible’ for actions at Northampton defense contractor

Judge finds protesters ‘not responsible’ for actions at Northampton defense contractor

NORTHAMPTON – Four defendants offered an unusual defense in a Hampshire County courtroom this month – that the nonviolent protest they staged March 19 was needed to call attention to deaths 5,800 miles away.

L3Harris Protesters Found Innocent of Law-Breaking After Arguing the Necessity of Impeding War Machine - World BEYOND War

Photo credit By Nick Mottern, World BEYOND War, December 24, 2025 Four defendants charged with trespass and disturbing the peace in connection with their March 19, 2025 protest in the lobby of the Northampton branch of weapons maker L3Harris Technologies, were found not responsible by Northampton District Court Judge Mary Beth Ogulewicz in a written decision released Monday. The verdict follows a December 18, 2025 hearing on the charges, attende…