Appeals Court Denies DOJ’s Bid to Arrest Don Lemon in Minneapolis Church Protest
TL;DR
A federal appeals court rejected the Justice Department’s extraordinary bid to compel a lower‑court judge to issue arrest warrants for journalist Don Lemon and four others tied to a Minneapolis church protest, after a magistrate had refused warrants for Lemon and the others; the judge and the appeals panel criticized the request as unprecedented and not an emergency, leaving no warrants issued and unclear next steps for the DOJ.
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