For context:

A law was passed under President Clinton that made it illegal for protesters to interrupt religious services or impede access to an abortion clinic.

> The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act is a United States law that was signed by President Bill Clinton in May 1994, which prohibits the following three things: the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person who is obtaining an abortion, the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person who is exercising or trying to exercise their First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship...

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Access_to_Clinic_E...

We've seen anti-abortion protesters found guilty and sentenced to prison under the same law in the past.

> Six pro-life activists convicted of federal FACE Act charges, face over a decade in prison

https://ewtn.co.uk/article-six-pro-life-activists-convicted-...

Reporting on an event is not the same as participating in it. The first amendment protects freedom of the press as much as it protects freedom of religion.

Some people are wondering if the government has to prove it is a mob, or can just say that, and then do a bunch of illegal things once they assert it. And, whether if that turns out to be a lie, if there are consequences for lying. It would be nice to have clarity there.

You're just thumping the table. It's illegal to discriminate against Jewish university students, too, but that doesn't mean that Trump's treatment of Columbia et al was justified. What do you think it means for an official to use the law as a weapon against his enemies?

"It's illegal in the United States to form or participate in a mob that interrupts worship service"

What if it is a mob of religious worshipers that are participating in the mob?

First Amendment, anyone? The right to protest and have a free press?

I guess we're raiding the homes of Congress members we simply disagree with, so Constitutional rights don't carry as much weight anymore.

That narrative is what the Justice Dept alleges, but it’s far from settled. Don’t be disingenuous.

he was acting as a journalist covering a protest. go lick a boot (earlier comment got flagged so im repeating the message)

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