# Federal Judge rules civil action against Donald Trump for inciting violence can proceed

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**Created:** [April 2, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-judge-rules-civil-action-against-donald-trump-for-inciting-violence-can-proceed/783592 "2017-04-02T16:52:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-judge-rules-civil-action-against-donald-trump-for-inciting-violence-can-proceed/783592/1 "2017-04-02T16:52:15Z")

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News item that I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere: [Judge to Trump: No protection for speech inciting violence](http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/judge-to-trump-no-protection-for-speech-inciting-violence-1.3350954).

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> A federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump’s free speech defence against a lawsuit accusing him of inciting violence against protesters at a campaign rally.  
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> Two women and a man say they were shoved and punched by audience members at Trump’s command. Much of it was captured on video and widely broadcast during the campaign, showing Trump pointing at the protesters and repeating “get them out.”
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> Judge David J. Hale in Louisville ruled Friday that the suit against Trump, his campaign and three of his supporters can proceed. Hale found ample facts supporting allegations that the protesters’ injuries were a “direct and proximate result” of Trump’s actions, and noted that the Supreme Court has ruled out constitutional protections for speech that incites violence.
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> “It is plausible that Trump’s direction to 'get ‘em out of here’ advocated the use of force,” the judge wrote. “It was an order, an instruction, a command.”

Of course, he’s probably just a “so-called Judge” so the Donald doesn’t have anything to worry about. 😛