AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state’s legal system and Constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Travis County District Attorney José Garza said he is filing request with the Court of Criminal Appeals — the […]
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Jury convicts demonstrator who protested against ‘extreme’ anti-LGBTQ bill in KY Capitol
The first of 20 people to face trial for protesting the heavily-criticized Senate Bill 150 in the state Capitol last year was found guilty last week, according to court records. Lindsay Diggins, who now goes by Lyndon, according to court records, was charged with third-degree criminal trespassing after protesting inside the statehouse in March 2023 […]