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Charlottesville rally organizers found liable by jury

The Hill logo The Hill 23.11.2021 22:44:01 Joseph Choi
Charlottesville rally organizers found liable by jury

A jury on Tuesday found the organizers of the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., to be liable for violence, awarding millions of dollars in damages.

Rally organizers Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler and Christopher Cantwell were all found to be liable under state law, The Washington Post reported.

The jury was unable to reach a verdict on two other claims, which dealt with whether organizers conspired to commit racially motivated violence or knew of such a conspiracy and did not stop it.

The case was brought by nine plaintiffs, including four who were injured in the car attack that killed one counter protester. The individuals testified about injuries they sustained as well as other mental issues that have faced since the incident.

The jury awarded more than $25 million in damages, according to The New York Times.

The far-right white nationalist rally took place in Charlottesville on Aug. 11 and 12 in 2017. It was planned as a protest of the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

On the second day of the rally, James Alex Fields Jr. intentionally drove into a crowd of counter protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Fields was sentenced to life in prison in 2019.

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