Pro-life activists face more than a decade in prison after being convicted on Tuesday by the Biden administration's Department of Justice for allegedly violating a federal law. However‚ attorneys for the convicted activists are expected to appeal the decision‚ arguing that the pro-life demonstrators were participating in a "peaceful life-affirming gathering."After a six-day federal trial‚ six defendants were found guilty of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act by a federal jury in Nashville‚ Tennessee. The defendants — Chester Gallagher‚ Heather Idoni‚ Calvin Zastrow‚ Coleman Boyd‚ Paul Vaughn‚ and Dennis Green — face a maximum of 10.5 years in prison and fines of up to $260‚000.The U.S. Department of Justice declared in a press release that the six defendants "engaged in a conspiracy to prevent the clinic employees from providing‚ and patients from receiving‚ reproductive health services‚ a civil right secured by the FACE Act."The FACE Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994 as a "response to an increase in violence toward providers and patients of reproductive health services‚" according to the DOJ. The FACE Act prohibits "violent‚ threatening‚ damaging‚ and obstructive conduct intended to injure‚ intimidate‚ or interfere with the right to seek‚ obtain or provide reproductive health services."Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said this week‚ "These defendants are being held accountable for unlawfully obstructing access to reproductive health services. The Justice Department will continue to enforce the FACE Act to protect the rights of those who provide and those who seek access to such services." U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee added‚ "These defendants knowingly chose to violate laws they disagreed with. The jury’s verdict today is a victory for the rule of law in this country and a reminder that we cannot pick and choose which laws we follow. It is also a testament to the outstanding work done in this case by the trial team and our law enforcement partners."The FBI Memphis Field Office‚ Nashville Resident Agency investigated the case.Pro-life activists staged a protest in March 2021 inside the Carafem abortion clinic in Mount Juliet‚ Tennessee. As Blaze News previously reported‚ a 29-minute video shows the pro-life protesters lining the walls of the abortion clinic as they sang and prayed. Officers with the Mount Juliet Police Department requested that the protesters to leave the clinic and noted that they could continue the demonstration outside the building. After a brief negotiation with a pastor who spoke for the pro-life group‚ police gave the protesters five minutes to vacate the premises. Some of the protesters left‚ but a handful continued to stay inside the abortion clinic. Several of the pro-life participants were arrested by local police and were later released after posting bail for misdemeanor trespassing charges.The Thomas More Society described the incident as a "peaceful life-affirming gathering."Steve Crampton — a lawyer with the Thomas More Society and an attorney for Paul Vaughn — said in a press release‚ "We are‚ of course‚ disappointed with the outcome. This was a peaceful demonstration by entirely peaceable citizens — filled with prayer‚ hymn-singing‚ and worship — oriented toward persuading expecting mothers not to abort their babies."Crampton added‚ "Unfortunately‚ the Biden Department of Justice decided to characterize Paul Vaughn’s peaceful actions as a felony ‘conspiracy against rights‚’ to intimidate and punish Paul and other pro-life people and people of faith."The Thomas More Society said attorneys representing Vaughn are "expected to announce that they will appeal the conviction."The convicted pro-life demonstrators are scheduled to have their sentencing hearing on July 2. Like Blaze News? Circumvent the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

If you listen to the left‚ you probably believe that democracy “almost died” on January 6. But if you listen to Thomas Massie‚ you’ll walk away with a better understanding of the story. Massie has new information that completely turns the January 6 stories upside down: the January 6 pipe bomb found at the DNC headquarters in Washington‚ D.C.‚ was found by a plain-clothes U.S. Capitol Police officer. The U.S. Capitol Police officer was originally reported to be a random passerby. Before the truth about the DNC pipe bomb was uncovered‚ Massie’s “charitable interpretation of the video” was‚ “That’s some random passerby and he says to the cops‚ ‘There’s something bright and shiny over there in the weeds‚ you might want to check it out‚’” Massie tells Pat Gray. “Maybe that could explain their lackadaisical approach to the bomb‚” he continues‚ “but I got confirmation that not only was that an undercover police officer‚ he told them there was a bomb over there.” “So‚ then your thought process is that they knew it was a serious problem‚ yet they just sat there like it was no big deal‚” Gray says. According to Massie‚ the bomb sat for 17 hours and was outfitted with a 60-minute kitchen timer. “Everybody keeps telling me this thing was viable‚ but it had a minute kitchen timer‚” Massie says in disbelief. “If these were operable bombs‚ which the FBI maintains‚ this is one of the most serious threats to a vice president ever because she was sitting 30 feet away.” Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Comedian Shane Gillis said that he agreed to a marketing partnership with the embattled Bud Light brand after its transgender debacle that involved a national boycott. "Excited to announce partnership with Bud Light‚" wrote the comedian on his Instagram social media account. He added photos of himself at a brewery with a Bud Light cap. The Bud Light brand was severely damaged after transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney announced in April 2023 a partnership with the beer company for its "March Madness" marketing campaign. Mulvaney showed off a beer can design with the activist's visage‚ though the design was never sold publicly. Critics immediately lambasted the brand for appearing to turn its back on the traditional demographic who drank Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch‚ the parent company of Bud Light‚ lost billions in market capitalization and was knocked off its pedestal as the most popular beer brand in the U.S. Some have defended Bud Light — like Joe Rogan‚ who said in one podcast that the company was merely trying to extend its market audience‚ and UFC CEO Dana White‚ who argued that the company hires a lot of working-class people and does a lot of good for the U.S. Gillis has 1.2 million followers on his Instagram account. Some of his followers on Instagram applauded him for the partnership while others accused him of selling out to corporate interests. The 36-year-old comedian faced politically correct cancellation himself. In 2019‚ he was picked to be a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" until an online campaign pressured the show to drop him over culturally insensitive comments he had made on a podcast. "I'm happy to apologize to anyone who's actually offended by anything I've said‚" he said at the time. "My intention is never to hurt anyone but I am trying to be the best comedian I can be and sometimes that requires risks."Here's more about the Bud Light debacle: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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