The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeal by a Black Lives Matter activist
FRED CFred Childers The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeal by Black Lives Matter activist, DeRay McKesson, allowing the case against him to move forward in the lower courts. Zach Labbe has the story. the u.s. supreme court declined to hear an appeal in the case against a
protest organizer this week… leaving some advocates concerned over the future of their first amendment right. <Kevin Griffin-Clark| Community Advocate: "Protest is the language of the unheard… so if now I'm not allowed to do that, we are we are closer and closer to going to a dictatorship versus having
the full democratic system." the case relates to a 2016 protest over the police killing of alton sterling in baton rouge. according to a lawsuit… an officer… known in court documents as john doe… was hit with a "rock-like" object by an unknown protestor… causing him to lose teeth and
suffer a brain injury… the officer claims protest organizer… deray mckesson… is responsible for bringing the crowd onto a highway… ultimately leading to a clash with police… and their injury… a federal judge threw out the case in 2017… but two years later… the fifth circuit court of appeals ruled
the officer*should be able to sue mckesson… however… the louisiana supreme court to stepped in for a review… and in a 6 to 1 opinion…
the case can released by the aclu… mckesson said… "The goal of lawsuits like these is to prevent people from showing up at a protest out of the fear that they might be held responsible if anything happens." and one of the attorneys representing him said… "It is disappointing that
the Court did not take the opportunity to bring this case to an end." supreme court justice… sonia sotomayor… said in a brief that the court's decision to not take up the case does not mean they have ruled on the case's merits… and points to the precedent set by
a FRED CFred Childers THAT CASE WILL HAVE TO PLAY OUT IN THE LOWER COURTS. FRED CFred Childers governor jeff landry singed a state of emergency declaration a week after a tornado and severe storms ripped through several parishes. the declaration allows for the funneling of debris removal and shelter
assistance in pointe coupee, west feliciana, st. landry and st. tammany parishes. 75 percent of the costs will be covered by the state. several people were hurt and expected to be okay from the april 10th storms. FRED CFred Childers The White House's freeze on new liquid natural gas exports
takes the hot seat in a House committee. Republicans accuse President Biden of delivering a win to Russia… while Democrats reassess its exports for economic and environmental reasons. Washington Correspondent Jessi Turnure reports on where efforts stand to try to get the White House to change course. Republicans accuse President
Biden of putting climate change over common sense… <U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz/(R) Florida "This is a political play." after the president paused new liquid natural gas exports… hurting the gas business in Congressman Clay Higgins's state of Louisiana. U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins/(R) Louisiana "You realize you're being set up as
a sacrifice on the Green New Deal alter?" LNG exports had been skyrocketing… as the U.S. Ukraine to stop buying Russian natural gas… and buy American. U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz/(R) Florida "They're trying to get on to North Russian gas, and this pause has sent all the wrong signals." Florida
Congressman Mike Waltz wants to reverse the freeze. And House Speaker Mike Johnson… also from to include it in the new funding bill for Ukraine. House Speaker Mike Johnson/(R) Louisiana "You don't want to fuel Vladimir Putin's war machine, do you?" But Brad Crabtree with the Energy Department says the
pause was necessary… to determine the impacts of exporting so much U.S. natural gas. Brad Crabtree/U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary "We are very concerned that any future decisions we make do not lead to higher domestic prices, sir." Jessi Turnure/Washington Correspondent The Energy remains the world's top gas exporter…
already on track to double its LNG exports by 2030… because of projects in the pipeline. Democrats… like California Congressman Ro Khanna… defend the pause… would FRED CFred Childers Louisiana congressman, and republican mike johnson facing more calls to remove him as speaker of the house. This comes on the
heels of his support for a 95 biollion dollar national ukraine, isreael and other u.s. allies. the legislation got bipartisan support over the weekend, but some republicans remain critical of the effort. johnson said "Ukrainians desperately need lethal aid right now. … We cannot allow Vladimir Putin to roll through
another country and take it." President Joe Biden has endorsed the Speaker's plan. UP NEXT, WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD, ON YOUR LOCAL
