The Jewish Press wrote about Faoro v. Jewish Voice for Peace Inc. et al.
Twenty-three pro-Hamas demonstrators were arrested on February 1, 2024, after blocking several major roadways and disrupting traffic in Washington, DC. They were charged with “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” (a legal term for blocking traffic – DI). US Capitol Police made 11 arrests, US Park Police arrested four demonstrators, and DC police arrested eight. Some of the detainees also faced additional charges for resisting arrest.
Last Friday, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed a lawsuit in DC US District Court for “verified complaint for conspiracy to commit public nuisance and false imprisonment,” on behalf of Daniel Faoro, who was caught in the blockade. The institute described the traffic jam as “perhaps the most disruptive action by anti-Israel activists” and claimed that commuters “were trapped in their vehicles with no inkling as to when their freedom of movement would be restored.”
Read more at The Jewish Press.