SHAC Appeal Denied
In loving memory of the U.S. Constitution
Almost three years since the imprisonment of the SHAC 7, the verdict has just come in from the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. With one dissenting opinion, their conviction has been upheld.
“The overarching issues in this appeal are whether the
AEPA violates the First Amendment, whether there was
sufficient evidence to convict Defendants of the various charges
against them, and challenges to the jury instructions. Because
we find that the AEPA is neither unconstitutional on its face, nor
unconstitutional as-applied to SHAC, Kjonaas, Gazzola,
Conroy, Stepanian, Harper and Fullmer, we will affirm their
convictions for conspiracy to violate the AEPA. In addition, we
find that there was sufficient evidence to convict Defendants on
all charges involving interstate stalking. Finally, we find no
flaw in the jury instructions, and we will therefore affirm the
Judgment of the District Court in all other respects.”
The sadness and injustice of this news will not be captured by words on a screen. I will forgo analysis, and leave anyone wishing to, to read the verdict themselves:
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