Добавить новость

Женщина после убийства 9-летнего сына в Перми хотела покончить с собой

В РФ на маркетплейсах появились футболки с фотографией Трампа после покушения

Около 320 тыс. поездок совершили москвичи с помощью виртуальной «Тройки»

Терминал «Аэроэкспресс» в аэропорту Домодедово обслужил 10 млн пассажиров за три года



News in English


Новости сегодня

Новости от TheMoneytizer

7 Years And A Supreme Court Visit Later, Court (Again) Rules Cop Can’t Sue Activist Over Violent Acts Committed By Others

I can’t even imagine what it must be like to fight an obviously bogus lawsuit for most of a decade. That’s what activist DeRay Mckesson has been dealing with since 2017.

Mckesson participated in a protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana all the way back in July 2016. At that protest, Officer John Ford (previously known as “John Doe”) was struck by a chunk of cement thrown by a protester. In response to this, the officer not only sued Mckesson but also a Twitter hashtag (#blacklivesmatter) and a social movement (Black Lives Matter).

Almost immediately, his lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice by a Louisiana federal court, which ruled he couldn’t sue hashtags, social movements, or even the person who organized the protest wherein the officer had been injured by someone other than the person he was suing.

That should have been the end of it. But the officer apparently had plenty of money to burn. Decisions were appealed and re-appealed and, unfortunately, the next court in line to handle the officer’s (clearly deficient) complaint was the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

If any appellate court can find a way to keep a cop happy, it’s the Fifth. And so it did that very specific job, reviving the lawsuit in 2019 by reasoning that Mckesson’s decision to lead the protest onto a freeway was a negligent enough action it justified suing him over an injury caused by another protester, even if it didn’t occur during this particular bit of highway blocking.

This went to the Supreme Court, which rejected the Fifth’s (third) attempt to get this right, sending it back to the Fifth, which sent it back down to the federal court in Louisiana with the massive amounts of often-contradictory notes it had compiled during its multiple takes on the lawsuit.

Finally, after seven years of litigation, four visits to the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court, and one trip to the nation’s top court, the district court in Louisiana has issued a ruling [PDF] that brings everything full circle: this lawsuit is bullshit and always has been. (h/t Short Circuit)

Plaintiff John Ford, a Baton Rouge Police Department officer, was on duty at a demonstration in Baton Rouge on July 9, 2016, when he was struck by a heavy object thrown by an unidentified demonstrator. Ford sued Defendant DeRay Mckesson, now the sole remaining Defendant, alleging that Mckesson negligently organized and led the protest and was therefore liable under Louisiana tort law for Ford’s injuries. Now before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, which argues that Plaintiff’s action must be dismissed because the summary judgment evidence shows that Defendant did not organize the protest, breached no duty to Plaintiff, and was not the cause-in-fact of Plaintiff s injuries. Plaintiff opposes the Motion. For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s Motion will be granted, and Plaintiffs action will be dismissed with prejudice.

Even if the court was inclined to read the state tort law as capable of covering acts performed by someone other than the person being sued, it would need a whole lot more connective tissue in terms of the defendant’s involvement in the act that injured the officer.

In this case, there’s not even evidence that Mckesson organized the protest, much less led it, and… much less committed any illegal act himself or encouraged others to do so.

That section, entitled “Mckesson organized and led the protest, references a “tweet of the location and time of the protest” that Defendant acknowledged “re-tweet[ing].” The section also cites deposition testimony about the organizing of the protest, in which Defendant said that he did not know the organizers personally, and only met them on the night of the protest.

As for Plaintiff’s own recollection of the protest, he testified that he did not “hear” Defendant giving any orders during the protest, although he heard Defendant “[tell protesters] to come out into the road.” Finally, Plaintiff submitted a video filmed in part by Defendant during the protest. In the five minutes of the video before Defendant’s arrest, Defendant in no way blocks traffic, engages in violence, or gives orders to anyone. Indeed, Defendant appears to be walking in the middle of the protest rather than at the head of it.

Given this, it’s impossible to allow the lawsuit to proceed. Doing so would mean anyone in the general vicinity of any incident or occurrence that might involve (at some point) criminal activity could be sued simply for being near the protest (or whatever) where criminal activity occurred. (All emphasis in the original.)

Although Defendant may have participated in similar protests in other places, none of the specific allegations regarding his role in this protest are supported by the evidence. In other words, Plaintiffs case for causation rests solely on Defendant’s possible presence at other protests and his possible direction of some protestors into the road. The Court will not impose liability on a protest participant for the actions of an unidentified individual under these circumstances.

Hopefully, that’s the end of it. I would have to assume (although IANAL) all appeal options have been exhausted. But this cop has been particularly tenacious in this case, determined to hold perhaps the most recognizable person in this protest at least indirectly responsible for the injury he sustained while policing the protest. But the law doesn’t work that way. It never has. But somehow this lawsuit managed to be reviewed by higher courts five times before ending the way it should have ended years ago.

Читайте на 123ru.net


Новости 24/7 DirectAdvert - доход для вашего сайта



Частные объявления в Вашем городе, в Вашем регионе и в России



Smi24.net — ежеминутные новости с ежедневным архивом. Только у нас — все главные новости дня без политической цензуры. "123 Новости" — абсолютно все точки зрения, трезвая аналитика, цивилизованные споры и обсуждения без взаимных обвинений и оскорблений. Помните, что не у всех точка зрения совпадает с Вашей. Уважайте мнение других, даже если Вы отстаиваете свой взгляд и свою позицию. Smi24.net — облегчённая версия старейшего обозревателя новостей 123ru.net. Мы не навязываем Вам своё видение, мы даём Вам срез событий дня без цензуры и без купюр. Новости, какие они есть —онлайн с поминутным архивом по всем городам и регионам России, Украины, Белоруссии и Абхазии. Smi24.net — живые новости в живом эфире! Быстрый поиск от Smi24.net — это не только возможность первым узнать, но и преимущество сообщить срочные новости мгновенно на любом языке мира и быть услышанным тут же. В любую минуту Вы можете добавить свою новость - здесь.




Новости от наших партнёров в Вашем городе

Ria.city

«МК»: участник теракта в «Крокусе» Мирзоев устроил стычку в СИЗО «Лефортово»

Врач дерматолог-косметолог Мадина Байрамукова: как уберечь себя от укусов комаров и ос

Женщина попала в больницу из-за удара молнии в Подмосковье

Синоптик Вильфанд: жаркая погода в Москве закончится в четверг

Музыкальные новости

Складной Motorola Razr 50 рассекречен официальным источником

Сергей Собянин: Развиваем умные сервисы

В каких районах Беларуси самые низкие зарплаты — данные Белстата

Госкорпорация „Ростех“ поддержала кинофестиваль «В кругу семьи» в Ярославле

Новости России

Женщина попала в больницу из-за удара молнии в Подмосковье

Врач дерматолог-косметолог Мадина Байрамукова: как уберечь себя от укусов комаров и ос

Принял извинения: Киркоров заключил мировое соглашение с Жигаловой

Лавров назвал унижением ФРГ решение разместить там дальнобойные ракеты США

Экология в России и мире

На Велавару - в поисках приключений

В СЛД «Абакан» филиала «Красноярский» компании «ЛокоТех-сервис» поступили новые электровозы 3ЭС5К

Финалист шоу “Голос” Сергей Арутюнов остался без голоса. Артист находится в больнице, состояние тяжёлое.

Итоги конкурса моделей «Best Model Russia 2024»

Спорт в России и мире

Елена Рыбакина получила новую конкурентку после Уимблдона-2024

Российский теннисист Медведев рассказал о споре с судьей на Уимблдоне

Крейчикова выиграла второй турнир «Большого шлема» и вернется в топ-10

Анастасия Гасанова выиграла золото и серебро на Кубке федерации тенниса России

Moscow.media

БФТ-Холдинг выпустил новую версию программного продукта «БФТ.Платформа»

БМВ слетел с дороги: водитель погиб, четверо в больнице

Доля ремонтов по ОСАГО упала почти в 2,5 раза

Студия звукозаписи в Москве. Студия звукозаписи цена.











Топ новостей на этот час

Rss.plus






Синоптик Вильфанд: жаркая погода в Москве закончится в четверг

Принял извинения: Киркоров заключил мировое соглашение с Жигаловой

Лавров назвал унижением ФРГ решение разместить там дальнобойные ракеты США

Женщина попала в больницу из-за удара молнии в Подмосковье