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Former CNN host Don Lemon said former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered him support after he was arrested for alleged involvement in a Minnesota church protest.
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Did Don Lemon commit a federal crime? What FACE Act is, and what to expect next
The arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon in Beverly Hills has raised the question whether he committed a federal crime under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances & Places of Religious Worship (FACE) Act,
Lemon was a hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of a protest that disrupted a church service in Minnesota.
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Former CNN host Don Lemon charged under KKK and FACE Act
The legal landscape shifted dramatically for former CNN anchor Don Lemon on Friday as federal authorities unsealed an indictment charging him with civil rights crimes. The charges stem from a chaotic January 18 disruption of a church service in St.
The Trump administration used a federal law prohibiting blockades of abortion clinics and places of worship to charge Mr. Lemon and others in Minnesota.
Lemon was arrested on Jan. 29 in relation to a Minneapolis church protest. His attorney called it an "unprecedented attack on the First Amendment."
The FACE Act was never some vibes-based anti-protest law. It was always about protecting access to reproductive health care.