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Aston Park Defendants Face Extrajudicial Punishment, Expert Sees Potential for First Amendment Challenge
Activists facing felony charges and extrajudicial punishment may be able to mount a First Amendment challenge, according to an expert.
Parking Lot Prom, Vance Removal, Local Unions & More This Week.
Sly Grog holds a fundraiser; City Council Barrels Ahead with an Unpopular Plan; Starbucks Workers Request Orders from "Union Yes!"
Quitty Hall, Fake TikTok Trends, & More This Week.
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Trans Visibility is Not Enough.
Trans people deserve solidarity. Trans kids deserve protection. Trans people deserve power.
Benefit Concert Showcases Queer Country Music, BBQ, and Solidarity.
Asheville could just be part of Country Music's reclamation.
Aston Park Defendants: “We Will Not Be Silent in the Face of Repression.”
As of March 15, 2022, fifteen* individuals have been charged with “felony
littering over 500 lbs” or "aiding and abetting felony littering" in connection
to a demonstration that occurred the week of Christmas, 2021. The goal of the
protest was to criticize the City government’s policy of
Shady Deals, Reparations Commission Appointees, & More This Week.
Welcome to “& More This Week,” The Asheville Free Press’ weekly(ish) newsletter, where I round up a few headlines that stood out to me over the week and share them with some opinion and context.