Lawsuit resolution could thwart Charlottesville violence
Source: Associated Press
Denise Lavoie, Ap Legal Affairs Writer
Updated 5:06 pm CDT, Thursday, July 12, 2018
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An organizer of a white nationalist rally that erupted in violence last summer agreed Thursday to "actively discourage" coordinated, armed activity in Charlottesville, the latest agreement reached with extremist groups to help prevent future violence as the city approaches the rally's first anniversary.
A lawsuit filed by the city of Charlottesville, businesses and neighborhood groups was resolved Thursday after Jason Kessler — an organizer of the Aug. 12 "Unite the Right" rally — became the final defendant to sign a consent decree that requires him to use his "best efforts" to discourage coordinated, armed activity at any future rallies in Charlottesville.
Nineteen other defendants signed similar agreements earlier, including the Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia, The League of the South and the Nationalist Socialist Movement, right-wing groups; and Redneck Revolt, a left-wing group that describes itself as an "anti-racist, community defense" group.
One woman was killed and dozens more were injured at the rally after a man drove his car into a crowd of people protesting the white nationalists.
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