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Don Lemon pleads not guilty in First Amendment case in Minnesota
The former CNN anchor is facing federal civil rights charges related to his presence at a protest that disrupted a church service in St. Paul last month.
BREAKING: Don Lemon pleads not guilty in First Amendment case in Minnesota
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Journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court in Minnesota to charges stemming from his presence at a church protest against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles in January after a federal grand jury indicted the former CNN anchor and several others at the demonstration, which disrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul.
They face felony charges of conspiring to violate religious freedoms at a house of worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of religious freedoms at a place of worship.
Lemon and his legal team have maintained that he was at the event solely in his role as a journalist, livestreaming the protest and interviewing participants.
He appeared alongside four other defendants, including civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, who were all indicted in connection with the incident. Prosecutors say the group’s actions interrupted a church service and intimidated congregants.
Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles in January after a federal grand jury indicted the former CNN anchor and several others at the demonstration, which disrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul.
They face felony charges of conspiring to violate religious freedoms at a house of worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of religious freedoms at a place of worship.
Lemon and his legal team have maintained that he was at the event solely in his role as a journalist, livestreaming the protest and interviewing participants.
He appeared alongside four other defendants, including civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, who were all indicted in connection with the incident. Prosecutors say the group’s actions interrupted a church service and intimidated congregants.
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