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Parts of Anti-Riot Act Unconstitutional, but Severable; Convictions Affirmed

By Jonathan Byrne

US v. Miselis: Miselis and his codefendant were part of a ?local white supremacist group? in California dedicated to going to political rallies ?at which its members engaged in violate attacks on counter-protestors.? As particularly relevant to this case. The defendants took part in a pair of violent confrontations in California before travelling to Charlottesville, VA for the ?notorious ?United the Right? rally? in 2017, where the also engaged in violence. As a result, they were charged with conspiring to violate the Anti-Riot Act as well as travelling in interstate commerce to violate the Anti-Riot Act. After a motion to dismiss the indictment was denied, the defendants entered conditional guilty pleas to the conspiracy count and were sentenced to 27 and 37 months in prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Circuit Blog on September 01, 2020 (boomark / email).