Are Protest Organizers Responsible For Anything That Happens at a Protest? Louisiana Just Said Yes.

DeRay Mckesson, 2016 (Aaron Muszalski)

There’s lots of gnashing of teeth and beating of breasts these days over various threats to free speech. So it’s a little perplexing that a recent decision by the Louisiana State Supreme Court that represents a remarkably blatant infringement on the 1st Amendment rights of demonstrators has gotten little notice.