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Jacksonville, FL- On June 10, the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network held a press conference before the dismissal of the State Attorney\u2019s Office\u2019s municipal charge against Leah Grady for \u201cresisting an officer without violence.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network, in coalition with the Jacksonville Community Action Committee, maintained Grady\u2019s case as a flagrant attack against freedom of speech. State Attorney Melissa Nelson was further emboldened to attempt double jeopardy, another breach of constitutional law. On May 29, the state had already charged and sentenced them for a misdemeanor of the same title.<\/p>\n
In the eyes of the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network and the people of Jacksonville, the cases of Conor Cauley and Leah Grady have represented repeat violations of constitutional rights, most prominently the right to freedom of speech and protections from double jeopardy.<\/p>\n
The targeting of activists was made clear to the public, as Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters had spoken to the press, demanding Grady and Cauley be made into an example. The collusion between city council officials and the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office was prevalent in pushing an identical agenda. As Ryan Delaney with JPSN reported, \u201cthe Director of City Council Jason Teal demanded an example needed to be made out of him [Conor Cauley]\u201d in order to justify the harsh sentencing.<\/p>\n
The Jacksonville Community Action Committee asserted Leah Grady and Conor Cauley\u2019s cases are inextricably linked, contributing to the growing trend of repressing views that oppose the Jacksonville City Council and their continued injustices in the city. When interviewed by First Coast News, Monica Gold with JCAC noted, \u201cThey [Grady and Cauley] are being targeted for their political speech, for their practice of speaking out, for their practice of going to city council, for pointing out flaws in Jacksonville and trying to make Jacksonville a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the aggressive year-long mission to repress the Palestine movement by State Attorney Melissa Nelson\u2019s Office, the dismissal of Leah Grady\u2019s second charge was a result of consistent community pressure and a competent defense campaign. Today\u2019s win shows that the people will not accept these political attacks by Melissa Nelson or the Sheriff\u2019s Office, and JPSN will work tirelessly to find the same victory in the upcoming appeals process.<\/p>\n
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