Brian Richards
Brian Richards
Source: The Signal
Date: 02/05/2026 5:00am
Article Summary:
**Opinion: The First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Trespassing or Disrupting Church Services**
In a letter to the editor, Brian Richards argues that recent arrests of media figure Don Lemon and others at a Minneapolis church did not violate the First Amendment, contending that free speech and press rights do not permit trespassing or disrupting private religious services. Richards maintains that the demonstrators were lawfully removed after refusing to leave and criticizes claims that press status grants immunity from laws such as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
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Date: 02/05/2026 5:00am
Article Summary:
**Opinion: The First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Trespassing or Disrupting Church Services**
In a letter to the editor, Brian Richards argues that recent arrests of media figure Don Lemon and others at a Minneapolis church did not violate the First Amendment, contending that free speech and press rights do not permit trespassing or disrupting private religious services. Richards maintains that the demonstrators were lawfully removed after refusing to leave and criticizes claims that press status grants immunity from laws such as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
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