Pro-Palestine protesters who blocked Golden Gate Bridge convicted of misdemeanor charges
by Kim Bellware from World news | The Guardian on (#76QQC)
San Francisco jury fails to reach verdict on more serious felony conspiracy charge over April 2024 demonstration
Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge during a 2024 anti-war demonstration have been found guilty of misdemeanor charges in a case that became yet another flashpoint over how governments and major institutions respond to pro-Palestinian protests in the Trump era.
The jury, which deliberated for a total of seven days, was deadlocked on the most serious charge: felony conspiracy. If convicted of that charge, the defendants would have faced a potential sentence of 15 years in prison.
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