Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Black Lives Matter Leader Held Liable for Violent Attack on Police Officer – First Amendment Rights Challenged
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The Supreme Court made a crucial decision regarding a Black Lives Matter organizer’s liability in a violent attack on a police officer at a protest he orchestrated. Civil rights activist Deray Mckesson was sued by an unnamed Baton Rouge officer, known as “John Doe,” for injuries sustained during the protest in 2016. Doe alleged that during the protest, an unidentified individual threw a “rock-like” object, causing injuries that included knocking the …