CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — An organizer of last summer’s white nationalist rally in Charlottesville is suing the Virginia city over its denial of his request to hold an anniversary event.
The Daily Progress reports Jason Kessler filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday. He argues that his First Amendment rights were violated when the city denied his permit application. Charlottesville rejected the application in December, saying the proposed event would present a danger to public safety.
Kessler is a Charlottesville resident who was the primary organizer of the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” event, which descended into violence. The day ended with three people dead.
In his application, Kessler described the anniversary event as a “rally against government civil rights abuse and failure to follow security plans for political dissidents.”
A spokesman for the city says it has no comment on the lawsuit.
I bet the Citronella Torch lobby is paying the legal fees.
You have a right to free speech, you don’t have a right to a particular venue for that free speech.
What, does this asshole want to kill a second person? He can go to hell.
I think there’s a phrase that’s applicable in this situation…Fuck Off
So this piece of shit actually wants to celebrate the day a woman was killed?