Judge Allows Gaetz and Greene to Sue Over Canceled Rallies
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are allowed to proceed with their lawsuit against two California cities for canceling their political rallies, with a federal judge ruling that they had adequate grounds to allege viewpoint discrimination. However, the judge criticized their claims of a conspiracy with civil rights groups as lacking specifics and relying on conjecture. The controversial Republicans had held "America First" rallies in 2021, peddling election lies and Covid vaccine conspiracy theories, leading to protests and venue cancellations. The judge emphasized that the civil rights groups were exercising their own First Amendment rights to lobby for event cancellations, which is protected.
