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The “First Amendment/meme” trial of Douglass Mackey continues in New York City.
If you’re not familiar with the case, Revolver has been covering it closely. This is by far the most important “free speech” case in the United States at the moment, and what happens in this trial will have a significant impact on all of us.
Mr. Mackey is facing up to 10 years in a federal prison for posting an anti-Hillary meme on Twitter back in 2016.
At the time, Mr. Mackey ran a very popular pro-Trump Twitter account under the handle “Ricky Vaughn.” His account was so popular that many experts credit him with helping President Trump win the 2016 election.
Revolver covered the story of this monumental “free speech” case in a bombshell article that highlighted why this is the most important First Amendment trial in the country.
You might not know much about Mackey’s case. It’s far less notorious than the January 6 prosecutions, or the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. But in terms of how much the speech matters for American liberty, it is as important as either of those — perhaps more so.
In January 2021, shortly after the January 6 incident inaugurated a national anti-MAGA crackdown, the Department of Justice charged Mackey with “conspiring … to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote.”
Mackey’s offense? Illegal memes.
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