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Judge Sets New Trial For Protester Who Laughed at Jeff Sessions
By Jennifer G. Hickey
A D.C. judge on Friday threw out the jury conviction of a Code Pink protester who laughed during Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confir- mation hearing.
Chief Judge Robert E. Morin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over- turned the guilty ver- dict against Desiree Fairooz, who laughed aloud when Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said Sessions had a his- tory of treating peo- ple fairly.
Morin did find the disruptive behavior which occurred after Fairooz was removed from the
hearing room as reason to set a new court date, accord- ing
to The Huffington Post.
Fairooz was facing up to a year behind bars.
“I would have never spoken out at the hearing if I hadn't been arrested for laughing, and now I am going to be tried again. It's absurd. This is a waste of everyone's time and a waste of tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayers money,” Fairooz said after the hear- ing.
She told Fox News that the next step is a status hearing on Sept. 1 when the prosecution publicly
decides whether to retry. Fairooz is being represented by a court-appointed attorney.
In May, Fairooz and two fellow activists were found guilty on one count of “disor- derly or disruptive conduct” and a sep- arate count for parading, demon- strating or picketing during Sessions’ Jan. 10 nomination hearing.
Her fellow protesters - Lenny Bianchi and Tighe Barry – received fines of $100 each and 10 days of (suspended) incarceration, accor ding to Code Pink.
They are prohibited from being on the Capitol grounds for six months.
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