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Unite the Right Rally

A federal judge denied right-wing activists’ motion to exclude two sociologists’ testimony related to coded language used by white supremacists in a suit linked to the 2017 Unite the Right rally which left Heather Heyer dead. The testimony may help the jury understand the nature of coded language and defendants may object to specific points when the testimony is underway.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A federal judge denied right-wing activists’ motion to exclude two sociologists’ testimony related to coded language used by white supremacists in a suit linked to the 2017 Unite the Right rally which left Heather Heyer dead. The testimony may help the jury understand the nature of coded language and defendants may object to specific points when the testimony is underway.

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