The Clark County Municipal Court judges referred the matter to the county prosecutor.
A kid leans on his bike handlebars as he gathers with neighborhood friends to sell Kool-Aid and Chips, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio. Some were kept home from school because of the bomb threats at their schools, and if that happens again, they plan to be at the corner with Kool-Aid and chips again tomorrow.
Haitians are in the U.S. legally under temporary protected status, and Gov. Mike DeWine, and city and state wildlife officials have said there’s no proof to them eating the animals. Chandra also said the judges’ overall ruling was disappointing, saying parts of it were even condescending and cruel to Haitian immigrants.Springfield court gets more documentation that could tie Trump, Vance to threats over Haitians
The judges didn’t weigh in on whether Trump and Vance lied. They said there are occasions when the First Amendment doesn’t guarantee absolute protection to a person. But any case involving criminalization through a constitutional right must undergo a rigorous standard of review known as strict scrutiny.
For probable cause to support a prosecution, the ruling states, the totality of the circumstances must prove that Trump and Vance are not entitled to First Amendment protection, the statements are completely false, and they’re the direct and proximate cause of the bomb threats and other activities in Springfield.
The affidavit should have included police reports or other materials that would articulate facts to justify the opinion that the reports are false. Otherwise, the court is left with speculation, which is not probable cause, he wrote. Chandra, the attorney representing Jozef, described the concurring opinion as seeming to “rely on a fatal shrug about whether Trump and Vance really caused the harm to Springfield.”
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