Appeals court declines to order lower court to sign arrest warrants against Don Lemon, others in church protest

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: January 24, 2026 / 4:31 PM EST / CBS News


A federal appellate court on Friday declined to order a lower court judge to sign arrest warrants against five people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. One of the three judges said he felt there was probable cause to justify the arrests, according to court filings and sources familiar with the matter.

The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which was unsealed Saturday, came about after the Justice Department asked the appellate court to compel the U.S. District Court in Minnesota to sign five arrest warrants over civil rights charges alleging the defendants were unlawfully interfering with the churchgoers' constitutionally-protected freedom to practice religion.

The ruling made public on Saturday did not identify the names of the five defendants for whom the Justice Department is seeking arrest warrants, but multiple sources confirmed to CBS that Lemon is one of them.

A spokesperson for Lemon had no immediate comment on the ruling.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-don-lemon-protest-minnesota-probable-cause/

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[Klarkashton]

1. It's like a goddamn bloodsucking monster. They won't

Give up. They will take this to the supreme court.

[MLWR]

2. Maybe they can get their lackeys, toadies and sycophants on the SCOTUS to go along with their unconstitutional plans.