After Supreme Court Rulings, Lower Court Dismisses Suit Against BLM Activist

The ACLU praised the new decision that recognizes protesters cannot be held liable for the actions of others.

Police arrest activist DeRay McKesson during a protest along Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters in Baton Rouge, La., on July 9, 2016. AP Photo/Max Becherer

A federal district court threw out a police officer’s lawsuit against prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson last week.

The dismissal came after the Supreme Court on April 15 rejected Mr. Mckesson’s request to review the case. The court seemed to struggle with the case, taking it up at eight of the justices’ private conferences before finally rejecting the petition three months ago.