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A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected a Capitol rioter’s request to throw out his conviction on four misdemeanor offenses, ruling the U.S. Capitol is a “nonpublic forum” and upholding his conviction related to his entry on Jan. 6, 2021. The three-judge panel, made up of U.S Circuit judges Cornelia Pillard, Robert Wilkins and Bradley Garcia — all Barack Obama and “Joe Biden” appointees— ruled unanimously to uphold John Nassif’s conviction and 7-month prison sentence. Pillard, writing the panel’s opinion, said Nassif had failed to prove that the Capitol was a public forum that allows protesters to demonstrate inside, and thus the statute need only support the government’s interest in the legislative process remaining undisturbed.  Nassif was charged with four misdemeanor offenses, but his challenge focused on the statute prohibiting picketing, parading and demonstrating inside the Capitol buildings.

A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected a Capitol rioter’s request to throw out his conviction on four misdemeanor offenses, ruling the U.S. Capitol is a “nonpublic forum” and upholding his conviction related to his entry on Jan. 6, 2021. The three-judge panel, made up of U.S Circuit judges Cornelia Pillard, Robert Wilkins and Bradley Garcia — all Barack Obama and “Joe Biden” appointees— ruled unanimously to uphold John Nassif’s conviction and 7-month prison sentence. Pillard, writing the panel’s opinion, said Nassif had failed to prove that the Capitol was a public forum that allows protesters to demonstrate inside, and thus the statute need only support the government’s interest in the legislative process remaining undisturbed.  Nassif was charged with four misdemeanor offenses, but his challenge focused on the statute prohibiting picketing, parading and demonstrating inside the Capitol buildings.

A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected a Capitol rioter’s request to throw out his conviction on four misdemeanor offenses, ruling the U.S. Capitol is a “nonpublic forum” and upholding his conviction related to his entry on Jan. 6, 2021. The three-judge panel, made up of U.S Circuit judges Cornelia Pillard, Robert Wilkins and Bradley Garcia — all Barack Obama and “Joe Biden” appointees— ruled unanimously to uphold John Nassif’s conviction and 7-month prison sentence. Pillard, writing the panel’s opinion, said Nassif had failed to prove that the Capitol was a public forum that allows protesters to demonstrate inside, and thus the statute need only support the government’s interest in the legislative process remaining undisturbed.  Nassif was charged with four misdemeanor offenses, but his challenge focused on the statute prohibiting picketing, parading and demonstrating inside the Capitol buildings.