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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision overturned a district court judge’s ruling in 2019 that found key sections of the Federal Anti-Riot Act violated the First Amendment by criminalizing speech that did not incite imminent lawless action.
“We recognize that the freedoms to speak and assemble which are enshrined in the First Amendment are of the utmost importance in maintaining a truly free society. Nevertheless, it would be cavalier to assert that the government and its citizens cannot act, but must sit quietly and wait until they are actually physically injured or have had their property destroyed by those who are trying to perpetrate, or cause the perpetration of, those violent outrages against them,” the appeals court panel wrote.
“Of course, the government cannot act to avert a perceived danger too soon, but it can act before it is too late,” the court added.
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So, it's going to be interesting to see what happens, if anything, to the Rise Above Movement.
“We recognize that the freedoms to speak and assemble which are enshrined in the First Amendment are of the utmost importance in maintaining a truly free society. Nevertheless, it would be cavalier to assert that the government and its citizens cannot act, but must sit quietly and wait until they are actually physically injured or have had their property destroyed by those who are trying to perpetrate, or cause the perpetration of, those violent outrages against them,” the appeals court panel wrote.
“Of course, the government cannot act to avert a perceived danger too soon, but it can act before it is too late,” the court added.
Court narrows law used to target white supremacists
The 9th Circuit reinstates charges against four men accused of attacks at California rallies.
www.politico.com
So, it's going to be interesting to see what happens, if anything, to the Rise Above Movement.
