The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway
3 years, 2 months ago

The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway

NPR  

The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway In Charlottesville, Va., the trial of far-right extremists associated with 2017's Unite the Right rally has begun. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Jury selection began this morning in a civil trial in Charlottesville, with two dozen defendants involved in the deadly Unite the Right rally there in the summer of 2017. MCCAMMON: Before we get into jury selection, take us back to the rally in Charlottesville four years ago, if you would. YOUSEF: You know, across the board, people told me that they see a line connecting what happened in Charlottesville four years ago to the events at the Capitol in January.

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Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence
3 years, 1 month ago

Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. After a nearly monthlong civil trial, the jury in U.S. District Court deadlocked on two key claims but found the white nationalists …

Opinion: Unite the Right verdict sends an urgent message
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Unite the Right verdict sends an urgent message

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. CNN — For those of us who are growing increasingly worried about the prospect of even more deadly political violence in the United States, Tuesday’s verdict by a Charlottesville jury – which held extreme far-right leaders and groups that organized and participated in the violent …

'Violent hate won't go unanswered': Plaintiffs and community celebrate Charlottesville verdict
3 years, 1 month ago

'Violent hate won't go unanswered': Plaintiffs and community celebrate Charlottesville verdict

Raw Story  

The decision by a Virginia jury to find the organizers of Unite the Right liable for conspiracy to commit racial, religious and ethnic harassment and violence was hailed by the legal team and the Charlottesville community today. "This case has sent a clear message: Violent hate won't go unanswered," said Amy Spitalnick, the executive director of Integrity First for America, …

Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence that broke out in Charlottesville
3 years, 1 month ago

Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence that broke out in Charlottesville

NPR  

Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence that broke out in Charlottesville Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A jury in Virginia has found a group of white nationalists who organized the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., liable of engaging in a conspiracy ahead of the violent demonstration, awarding the plaintiffs …

‘Unite the Right’ trial jurors hear closings in Virginia
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Unite the Right’ trial jurors hear closings in Virginia

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — White nationalists “planned, executed and then celebrated” racially motivated violence that killed one counterprotester and injured dozens, lawyers for nine people hurt during the 2017 “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville said Thursday as they urged jurors to hold some of the country’s most well-known white supremacists accountable. Attorney James Kolenich, who represents Jason Kessler, the lead …

Unite the Right defendant Chris Cantwell ends Charlottesville trial by incriminating himself -- again
3 years, 1 month ago

Unite the Right defendant Chris Cantwell ends Charlottesville trial by incriminating himself -- again

Raw Story  

A jury in a federal civil case to determine whether the dozens of white power extremist leaders and organizations involved in the 2017 Unite the Right rally were liable for conspiring to commit racially motivated violence has now heard all the evidence as the four-week trial in Virginia draws to a close. Cantwell pursued a fruitless quest to get two …

6 Takeaways From The 'Unite The Right' Trial In Charlottesville So Far
3 years, 1 month ago

6 Takeaways From The 'Unite The Right' Trial In Charlottesville So Far

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An unsavory array of right-wing figures appeared in a Charlottesville, Virginia, federal court this week, marking the third straight week of trial proceedings in an ambitious, long-running civil lawsuit against a dozen individuals and groups accused of planning the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017. The nine plaintiffs in the suit — which was brought by …

'Unite The Right' Trial Kicks Off With Focus On Organizers' Calls For Violence
3 years, 1 month ago

'Unite The Right' Trial Kicks Off With Focus On Organizers' Calls For Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The civil trial over the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally got underway in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Thursday as lawyers for community members argued that white nationalist organizers of the event planned for and encouraged violence. The night of Aug. 11, 2017, dozens of neo-Nazis and white supremacists marched with tiki torches through the University of Virginia’s …

‘Unite the Right’ rally’s planners accused in civil trial
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Unite the Right’ rally’s planners accused in civil trial

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The violence at the white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville shocked the nation, with people beaten to the ground, lighted torches thrown at counterdemonstrators and a self-proclaimed Hitler admirer ramming his car into a crowd, killing a woman and injuring dozens more. It accuses some of the country’s most well-known white nationalists of orchestrating a …

Charlottesville’s reckoning: Unite the Right organizers go on trial
3 years, 1 month ago

Charlottesville’s reckoning: Unite the Right organizers go on trial

Raw Story  

A civil trial against organizers of the deadly August 2017 Unite the Right rally gets underway in Charlottesville, Va. today, the culmination of more than four years of litigation. The plaintiffs, who were injured in the explosion of violence that culminated when James Alex Fields Jr. accelerated his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of antiracist marchers killing Heather Heyer, seek …

'Calling it payback shows it's premeditated': Unite the Right organizers go on trial for planning violence
3 years, 2 months ago

'Calling it payback shows it's premeditated': Unite the Right organizers go on trial for planning violence

Raw Story  

The orgy of fascist violence that exploded in Charlottesville, Va. during the event known as Unite the Right on Aug. 11-12, 2017 provided a shocking manifestation of the polarization, division and scapegoating projected by Donald Trump during his ascent to power. Andrew Anglin and his partner Robert "Azzmador" Ray helped promoted Unite the Right through their grotesquely racist and overtly …

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