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Citing First Amendment, judge dismisses charges against antiracist protesters in Chelsea


Citing First Amendment, judge dismisses charges against antiracist protesters in Chelsea
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
A Chelsea police SUV drives alongside as protesters march down South Main Street in Chelsea on Friday, July 31 2020. The march and police department sit-in was organized by Anti-Racist Chelsea Youth.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com
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CHELSEA, MI Impeding traffic charges have been dismissed against several of the protestors who participated in demonstrations last summer in the city of Chelsea.
Washtenaw County 14A-3 District Court Judge Anna Frushour declined to charge members of an antiracist activist group on impeding traffic violations, ruling that punishing the individuals would be in violation of the First Amendment of the United Sates Constitution. ....

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Chelsea City Council asks police to drop charges against protestors for blocking traffic


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The summer of 2020 was marked by protests for racial justice following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Residents of Chelsea, a small town of around 5,000 people, 95% of whom are white, made their voices heard with marches and protests of their own. The Chelsea Police Department issued at least 18 tickets to those protesters for blocking the road.
Last night, Chelsea City Council recommended that Police Chief Ed Toth drop the charges against the protestors.
The majority of Chelsea residents who spoke during the public comment portion were in favor of dropping the charges. Among those who spoke were parents of kids involved in Anti-Racist Chelsea Youth, or ARCY. Many of those members organized the protests and speeches, and were subsequently issued tickets. ....

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