Pro-Palestine protesters who blocked Golden Gate Bridge convicted of misdemeanor charges

Seven pro-Palestine protesters have been convicted of misdemeanor charges for blocking the Golden Gate Bridge during an anti-war demonstration in April twenty twenty-four. According to The Guardian, the jury deliberated for seven days but deadlocked on the more serious felony conspiracy charge, which would have carried up to fifteen years in prison. The case has become a flashpoint over how governments and institutions are responding to pro-Palestinian protests.

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