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The #J20 trials are about the future of the First Amendment
Arrests/Prosecutions • Article
The government’s ongoing and aggressive prosecution of people arrested merely for their presence at a protest where crimes allegedly occurred is dangerous, and will have chilling effects on the future of dissent in the United States.

June 5, 2018 Freddy Martinez | Mozilla/Ford Foundation Open Web Fellow Camille Fassett

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