
Partial verdict reached in Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally case
Fox News
A partial verdict has been reached in the Sines v. Kessler, a federal civil case against the organizers of the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
The case stems from the deadly Aug. 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia that was held to oppose the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The protests eventually turned violent, with one rallygoer driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, resulting in the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer.
Twelve people and five far-right organizations were sued by a group of plaintiffs that included town residents and counterprotesters, who sought damages for physical and emotional injuries that that resulted from the violence. The lawsuit also claimed that the organizers conspired to create the violence in an attempt to ignite a race war in the United States.