Boasberg Blocks Jury Trial in Pro-Life Chalk Case, Fueling Free-Speech Debate
A Fox News opinion argues that Judge James Boasberg again denied a jury trial to pro-life groups who chalked 'Black Pre-Born Lives Matter' while similar Black Lives Matter messages were left untouched, criticizing his application of the wrong standard and describing an expanding, overly controlling approach. The D.C. Circuit reversed him, urging a proper free-speech analysis and suggesting credible evidence of selective enforcement could support a jury verdict, with the case returning for further proceedings.