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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, protests have erupted across the country. Some are related to the virus: Protestors in Ohio and Michigan took to the streets and state capitols to call for an end to their governors' stay-at-home orders. Others are calling out an ongoing injustice: the killing, often at the hands of the state, of Black Americans. Now, the rights of participants in protests across the spectrum could be at stake unless the Supreme Court weighs in on an important decision.

In this episode of At Liberty, we speak with DeRay McKesson, an activist at the center of an important 老澳门开奖结果 case that threatens our right to protest. In 2014, DeRay protested the killing of Mike Brown by police in Ferguson, and he鈥檚 been fighting on the front lines of the Black Lives Matter movement ever since. In 2016, he was arrested after another protester (we don鈥檛 know who) threw something (we don鈥檛 know what), injuring a police officer (whose name we don鈥檛 know) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. If this case is allowed to move forward, it could mean the end of taking to the streets to stand up for our rights. We鈥檝e asked the Supreme Court to stop this dangerous lawsuit in its tracks.

DeRay discusses his experience as the plaintiff in the case, and his shock at how easily the government constructed its case against him in spite of a lack of concrete information about what happened that day in Baton Rouge. 鈥淚f these things continue, the cost of being a protester will be so high that I can imagine it will lead to people choosing not to take part [in protest],鈥� DeRay tells us of the high stakes of the case.

He also shares his thoughts on how organizing and protest will continue, and even thrive, in the age of COVID-19. Though taking to the streets isn鈥檛 an option for many right now as we try to stay safe and healthy, DeRay is hopeful: 鈥淥nline communities will be stronger than they鈥檝e ever been, campaigns to call and email will continue to be strong. I think that we will redefine what it means to be in community 鈥� I鈥檓 hopeful because I see people organizing in new and interesting ways every day.

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