Jewish News Syndicate covered our case, Manhart v. WESPAC Foundation, Inc.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments this week in a case about anti-Israel protesters blocking access to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, one of the nation’s busiest airports, on April 15, 2024.
The class-action suit seeks $36 million from protest organizers and affiliated groups, who left drivers stuck on a major roadway leading to the airport for hours.
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute is representing a victim in “his complaint as a class action on behalf of thousands of others falsely imprisoned in their cars or otherwise displaced by the blockade.”
“The case defends the rights of citizens unlawfully impeded by anti-Israel, pro-Gaza groups engaging in illegal acts of obstruction rather than peaceful protest,” the institute said. It added that its “legal team seeks damages and a court injunction to prevent future disruptions like this.”
Jewish Voice for Peace, National Students for Justice in Palestine and the WESPAC Foundation are among the defendants.
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