Don Lemon faces federal criminal charges after anti-ICE protest disrupted Minnesota church
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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon argued he was exercising his First Amendment rights as a journalist during the protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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The FACE Act, passed in 1994, is a federal law that prohibits the use of force, intimidation or obstruction to deliberately "injure, intimidate, or interfere" with an individual's ability to exercise their right to religious freedom at a place of worship.
FACE Act violations carry penalties ranging from fines to prison time depending on the severity of the violation alleged and other contributing factors. It is unclear what type of punishment federal prosecutors would seek in the case against Lemon, and DOJ did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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