Don Lemon被控扰乱明尼苏达州圣保罗教堂的礼拜,
Don Lemon was charged for disrupting a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of a planned protest.
前CNN主播Don Lemon因参与1月18日的抗议活动, 扰乱明尼苏达州圣保罗市教堂的礼拜服务,
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was charged in federal court for his role in a January 18 protest that disrupted a worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, that opposed U.S. immigration enforcement.
检察官指控Lemon和其他人合谋侵犯礼拜者的公民权利并干涉宗教自由,援引了包括《进入诊所自由法》和公民权利阴谋法在内的法规。
Prosecutors allege Lemon and others conspired to violate the civil rights of worshippers and interfered with religious freedom, invoking statutes including the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and a civil‑rights conspiracy law.
Lemon在洛杉矶被捕,后来以自己的身份获释,Lemon说当时他作为记者在那里报道,他不服罪,称指控是对第一修正案的攻击。
Lemon, who was arrested in Los Angeles and later released on his own recognizance, says he was there reporting as a journalist and has pleaded not guilty, calling the charges an attack on the First Amendment.
该案引起了全国的注意,引发了关于新闻自由和联邦民权法应用于抗议报道的辩论。
The case has drawn national attention and sparked debate over press freedom and the application of federal civil‑rights laws to protest coverage.