Civil‑Rights Law Against Protest Blockades

Updated: 2025.09.22 30D ago 2 sources
The author argues the federal civil‑rights statutes can be used to investigate and charge organizations that organize blockades of roads, buildings, or houses of worship as unlawful deprivations of others’ rights. This positions prosecutions around interference with travel, assembly, and worship rather than speech content. — It reframes crackdowns from policing 'hate speech' to enforcing neutral rights, reshaping how protests and civil disobedience are regulated.

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Cracking Down on Radical Groups—Legally
2025.09.22 75% relevant
Fortgang urges focusing on actions like highway blockades and vandalism and pursuing organizers and funders; this aligns with using neutral civil‑rights and conspiracy frameworks to prosecute groups that impede others’ rights rather than policing 'hate speech.'
How the White House Can Crack Down on Radical Groups—Legally
Tal Fortgang 2025.09.19 100% relevant
The article calls for probing groups that 'systematically deprive Americans of their constitutional rights by blocking roads and access to buildings' under federal civil‑rights law.
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