OPINION | STEVE BAKER | October 02, 2023 Read more at https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/commentary-my-january-6-legal-saga/ Photo: Video screenshot, Steve Baker Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the legal travails of Blaze Media contributor Steve Baker and his reporting surrounding the events of January 6, 2021. I’ve been under federal investigation for the better part…
A woman attends a rally for Mark Houck outside the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia on Jan. 24, 2023, while holding a sign that says "Justice for Mark Houck!" / Joe Bukuras/CNAPhiladelphia, Pa., Jan 24, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).Opening statements for the trial of Mark Houck, a pro-life advocate charged with violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, won t begin until tomorrow, but that didn t stop a crowd of about 50 supporters from gathering in front of the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on Tuesday to rally for Houck s acquittal.Houck, a Catholic father of seven, was arrested at his home in front of his terrified wife and children by federal agents last September and is being charged under a controversial law known as the FACE Act.The FACE Act prohibits "violent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with the right to seek, obtain, or provide reproductive health se