Could Kansas City Country Club Plaza Sue Black Lives Matter Activists For Damages?!?

For Saturday we invite our legal eagle pals to look over some INTERESTING case law given that the Plaza hasn't been the same since protesters destroyed the district in defense of some poor, convicted junkie murdered by the po-po in Minneapolis.

Here's just a bit of hype/hope arguing for accountability amid our racially divisive discourse . . .

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on June 16 allowed an officer who filed anonymously to proceed in his suit alleging negligence against Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson. The court held that it’s plausible that Mckesson is liable for the officer’s injuries because they were a foreseeable consequence of his negligent planning: Mckesson planned to block a public highway — a crime in Louisiana — which made it likely that a violent confrontation with police would ensue, according to the 5th Circuit.

The court’s ruling overlooked the fundamental legal principle that while certain categories of speech and action may be impermissible under state law, they are nonetheless protected by the U.S. Constitution, as dissenting judge Don Willett pointed out.

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Black Lives Matter, other protesters vulnerable to liability suits after appeals court ruling

A federal appeals court in Louisiana decided last week that a cop can sue a protest organizer for injuries caused by another person during a demonstration, ratifying a novel legal theory that threatens to further suppress protests and First Amendment rights more broadly.