Federal agents moved in on Don Lemon in Los Angeles with cameras still rolling,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
turning a glittering awards night into a constitutional flashpoint. Prosecutors claim<\/p>\n\n\n\n
his presence and engagement during a chaotic church protest in St. Paul helped<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cconspire\u201d to intimidate worshippers, invoking the rarely spotlighted FACE Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Supporters counter that he was doing what journalists have always done:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
documenting unrest, not directing it, and they warn that criminalizing that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
distinction threatens every reporter on a controversial story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clash now stretches far beyond one former CNN anchor. It pits a Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Department vowing to protect churches \u201cno matter who you are\u201d against a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
press corps alarmed by the image of a journalist in shackles over a livestream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Lemon sits in custody awaiting the next hearing, the country is left to decide<\/p>\n\n\n\n
where protest ends, where reporting begins, and how much freedom either still truly has.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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