Today, a jury awarded Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss $148M in compensatory & punitive damages for the lies Rudy Giuliani told about their work in the ‘20 election.
Lies like those spread by Giuliani harm our election workers & threaten our democracy. protectdemocracy.org/work/freeman-m…

Trump shouldn't be allowed to delay trial bc of his non-existent immunity defense. Why?
1️⃣ There’s no legal basis for criminal immunity for a former POTUS
2️⃣ Constitution & decades of gov conduct confirm past POTUSes *are* subject to criminal prosecution
protectdemocracy.org/work/president…

“In the event we see more [political violence] around the 2024 election, it is critical that law enforcement understand that they have a role to play in preventing [it], and that they can be held accountable if they fail in this duty” said John Paredes cnn.com/2023/10/20/pol…

San Marcos settled lawsuit over law enforcement response to 2020 “Trump Train” incident. As part of the legal settlement, San Marcos police officers and professional staff must receive training on responding to political violence and voter intimidation.

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San Marcos settles lawsuit over 2020 ‘Trump Train’ bus incident expressnews.com/hill-country/a… via San Antonio Express-News

Statement from counsel John Paredes via Kate McGee Balagia for Texas Tribune

🚨BREAKING: The City of San Marcos & its police department are settling the lawsuit we filed against them alongside our partners at Protect Democracy & Willkie for failing to respond to pleas for help from passengers on the Biden-Harris bus in 2020 🧵

Our own counsel John Paredes on the case and it's impact:

BREAKING: The city of San Marcos and its police dept have agreed to settle our case alleging they turned a blind eye to the so-called “Trump Train” engaging in political violence against passengers on the Biden-Harris bus in lead-up to the 2020 election. protectdemocracy.org/work/san-marco…

We lost Zabel one of our best friends suddenly yesterday. She was our next door neighbor, adopted Grandma, and Covid Podmate. At 84 she looked 65, and lived every day to the fullest. She was a Village icon, always dressed to the nines. She will be missed. RIP my sweet Queen.

Lady Ruby and Shaye,

I know what it’s like to have the President of the United States attack me. Stay strong. We are better than him and we will prevail. Much love!

Thank you so much to everyone who came and donated to our fundraiser for Ryder Kessler! 🏳️‍🌈Jeff Hannon🏳️‍⚧️ and I really appreciate your support. We had a blast, and Ryder and Lyra killed it :)

NEW: We filed an amicus brief in Oklahoma State NAACP’s case challenging OK’s #HB1674 , a law aimed at suppressing protesters lawfully exercising their #FirstAmendment rights to advocate for racial justice and police reform. (1/4) protectdemocracy.org/update/protect…

John Paredes and I are hosting our first fundraiser on 4/25 6-9pm. It’s a Musical Monday-themed open mic event supporting NY Working Families Party endorsed & LGBTQ+ candidate Ryder Kessler with the fabulous and talented drag pianist Lyra Vega. Buy your tix now! 🤗 bit.ly/3ic7AXs

BIG breaking news in efforts to confront and deter political violence. Federal court rules our case under the Ku Klux Klan Act against those Trump supporters who tried to run Biden campaign bus off the road can proceed.

I was the staff member on the Biden Bus in Texas when a coordinated group of Trump supporters assaulted us.

I am grateful and relieved by today’s ruling that our lawsuit against the individuals who perpetrated this crime may proceed.

Today, a district court ruled against individuals in #TrumpTrainTXAttack who engaged in a coordinated vehicular assault on a Biden campaign bus in Oct 2020.

This decision reaffirms why we sued: to ensure that political intimidation has consequences. 🧵
protectdemocracy.org/resource-libra…

BREAKING: District court denies motion to dismiss Ku Klux Klan Act case w/ Texas Civil Rights Project + Willkie against #TrumpTrainTXAttack on Biden-Harris campaign bus. #PoliticalViolence & #VoterIntimidation have no place in our democracy. protectdemocracy.org/update/court-r…