Wed Aug 9, 2023 – 10:36 am EDTWed Aug 9, 2023 – 10:39 am EDT
(LifeSite League) — On Tuesday, August 8 in Washington DC at the United States Court House on 333 Constitution Avenue, five out of nine pro-life rescuers and their attorneys had their final pre-trial hearing before Judge Kollar-Kotelly.
Lauren Handy, John Hinshaw, Heather Idoni, H. Geraghty, and Will Goodman were in the courtroom today.
Earlier in the case, the judge divided the “Garland 9” (nicknamed after Attorney General Merrick Garland) into two different groups of defendants who would have two separate trials.
This first group’s trial begins Wednesday, August 9th.
The second group’s trial, with rescuers Joan Bell, Paulette Harlow, Jean Marshall, and Jonathan Darnel begins in September.
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In the Tuesday hearing, Kollar-Kotelly essentially handed the whole trial to the US prosecutor’s office on a silver platter.
She affirmed her judgement against virtually all of the pro-lifers’ most important motions:
No — to a motion for a necessity defense. (Hence, no expert witnesses on the matter.)
No — to a motion for a defense of person
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