After Supreme Court Rulings, Lower Court Dismisses Suit Against BLM Activist

A federal district court threw out a police officer’s lawsuit against prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson last week. The dismissal came after the Supreme Court on April 15 rejected Mr. Mckesson’s request to review the case. The court seemed to struggle with the case, taking it up at eight of the justices’ private conferences before finally rejecting the petition three months ago. Civil libertarians at the time said the decision hindered the ability of people to exercise their First Amendment right to protest. The case goes back to 2016 when Baton Rouge, Louisiana, policeman John Ford sued after being injured at a protest that Mr. Mckesson was involved in. The protest was called to draw attention to the death of Alton Sterling, a black man who was shot by Baton Rouge police as he allegedly attempted to wrest a gun away from officers....