Supreme Court Denies BLM Leader's Appeal, Impacting Right to Protest
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Black Lives Matter organizer Deray Mckesson, who was held liable for a violent attack on a police officer at a protest he organized. The lower court's decision was based on the theory that Mckesson "should have known" the protest would become violent. The ACLU argued that the claims against him violate his First Amendment rights, but the Supreme Court declined to take up his case, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggesting that a recent decision should influence how lower courts treat Mckesson's case.