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Neo-Nazi sympathizer ​James Alex Fields, Jr. stands accused of driving his car into a crowd of protesters at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, killing Heather Heyer. He has been granted an attorney to advise him in a federal civil suit.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…
Along with facing civil charges, Fields has been indicted on state murder charges and federal hate crime charges — 30 counts of hate crimes.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017…
Jason Kessler, another defendant in the same federal civil suit against Fields, has been granted a permit for a "Unite the Right 2" rally in D.C. this year. He is trying to force the city of Charlottesville to allow him to organize another one there.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…
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