Government,
Civil Rights
May 8, 2020
US judge unlikely to block governor’s ban on Capitol protests
The judge noted events outside the court, specifically the several dozen people gathered at the Capitol just a few blocks away to protest the ban and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s other stay-at-home orders.
A federal judge in Sacramento said Thursday he is inclined to block the governor's ban on protests on state property and that those who violate the order risk criminal prosecution.
U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez also repeatedly urged the parties to work out a settlement on their own in Givens v. Newsom, 2:20-cv-00852-JAM-CKD (E.D. Cal., filed April 27, 2020).
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