ACLU Trump Inauguration Protest Lawsuit Names More Cops, Adds New Plaintiffs

Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)’s District of Columbia branch announced on Tuesday, January 2 that they had “filed an amended complaint against the District of Columbia and its police department for constitutional violations on Inauguration Day.” The modified lawsuit now names…

Jury Finds Six #J20 Defendants “Not Guilty” on All Charges

Washington, DC – A jury in D.C. has found six J20 defendants not guilty on all charges, a major defeat for federal prosecutors in the first full trial. 188 individuals still face trial for participating in the inauguration-day protests against Trump in Washington, D.C. So…

Criminalizing Dissent: J20 Trial Drags On As Jury Deliberations Delayed

Washington, DC – A month after trial first began on November 20, the jury is still out in the case of the first six defendants among those mass arrested by DC Metro Police (MPD) at the anti-capitalist anti-fascist march during Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on…

Criminalizing Dissent: Trump Inauguration Protest Trial Enters Fourth Week

Washington, DC – Several weeks into the first trial of the individuals who were mass arrested during President Trump’s inauguration in DC on January 20 (J20), the prosecution is almost ready to rest its case. The arrests occurred at 12th & L streets when police…

Criminalizing Dissent: Contested Evidence Introduced in J20 Trial Testimony

Washington, DC – The first trial of people mass-arrested during protests against Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2017 is well underway. Jurors are continuing to hear testimony from prosecution witnesses called by Assistant US Attorneys Jennifer Kerkhoff and Rizwan Qureshi.
The current trial…

J20 Indictment Challenged in Motions Hearing; One Count Dismissed

Washington, DC – A long-awaited motions hearing took place on Thursday, July 27 in the case of the 197 people facing 75-80 years in prison after being mass arrested in the vicinity of the anti-capitalist, anti-fascist ‘black bloc’ protest march during Donald Trump’s inauguration as…

J20 Defendant Dane Powell Sentenced to Four Months in Federal Prison

Washington, DC – After pleading guilty to several felonies in April, Dane Powell was sentenced to four months in federal prison by Judge Lynn Leibovitz in DC Superior Court today. He will do four months of a thirty-six month sentence with two years of supervised…

Protesters Face 80 Years as US Attorney Brings Unprecedented Mass Felony Charges

Washington, DC – Dozens of the over two hundred people arrested protesting President Trump’s inauguration on January 20 (‘J20’) have appeared in court over the last two weeks.
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The arrests took place on the morning of January 20 during an ‘anti-capitalist/anti-fascist’…

214 Indicted on Felony Riot Charges for Protesting Trump Inauguration

Washington, D.C. – Dozens of protesters appeared in District of Columbia Superior Court on Tuesday, March 14, to face charges stemming from a mass arrest conducted by police during demonstrations on the streets of D.C. against the inauguration of Donald Trump as president on January…

Denver’s #J20 Protests: A Day of Unity, Militance, and Confrontation

Denver, CO – On January 20, 2017, community members organized multiple protests in Denver to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as President. Unicorn Riot was live throughout the day.
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Around 8 AM, two separately organized protests gathered at the Colorado State Capitol and…