Good News: Court Dismisses Case Against Civil Disobedience Hero John Miska

by | Sep 28, 2018

On August 15, I wrote about John Miska having been arrested the previous weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia for buying some drinks and common household items in defiance of draconian restrictions imposed in the city over the weekend. Here is an update with good news: A local trial court has dismissed the prosecution of Miska.

The Rutherford Institute, which has been defending Miska and had filed a motion to dismiss the case against him, relates in a Friday statement that, “[i]n throwing out the charges against Miska, the court ruled that the provision of the ordinance used to justify Miska’s arrest is overbroad and unreasonable and, therefore, unenforceable.”

Rutherford Institute President John W. Whitehead, in his speech at the Ron Paul Institute’s August conference, spoke about Miska’s arrest and the “martial law” that had been imposed in Charlottesville. You can watch Whitehead’s speech here:

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    Adam worked from 2003 through 2013 as a legislative aide for Rep. Ron Paul. Previously, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Board of Elections, a co-manager of Ed Thompson's 2002 Wisconsin governor campaign, and a lawyer in New York and Connecticut.

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