Don Lemon Reaffirms First Amendment Defense After Pleading Not Guilty in Minnesota FACE Act and Civil‑Rights Case
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Don Lemon pleaded not guilty Feb. 13 in federal court in St. Paul to charges including a FACE Act violation and conspiracy to deprive religious‑freedom rights over the Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church; he remains free pending trial and is represented by high‑profile lawyers including Abbe Lowell and former Minnesota AUSA Joe Thompson. Lemon says he was acting as a journalist, vows he “will not be intimidated,” and frames the case as a First Amendment fight, while press‑freedom advocates and some legal experts criticize the novel use of the FACE Act as constitutionally shaky amid strong public statements from DOJ and conservative officials.
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