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James Loeffler
@Jbloeffler
Historian @Johns Hopkins University | Author, Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights, book-writing on U.S. antisemitism (Henry Holt)
Nov 2, 2021 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
Day 7 of Charlottesville Trial begins w/ judge rebuke of defense for excessive cross-exams:

"You’ve ... a right to show these plaintiffs have a different view from you" but not to try "to convince the other.. they are right & the other side is wrong." Then on to devastating testimony from former Alt-Rightist Sam. Froelich on codewords:

"Another word they use for the Jewish people is “globalist.” Globalist means Jewish person. Communist means Jewish person. These are dog whistles that you would use in everyday conversation"
Nov 1, 2021 • 21 tweets • 3 min read
Week 2 of Charlottesville Trial begins today, w/ more testimony from plaintiff Devin Willis, first direct examination then cross by defense. No references to the VA elections happening tomorrow thus far, but the trial did surface in the VA gubernatorial race washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/…
Oct 24, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
This week begins the trial of the Aug. 2017 Charlottesville Neo-Nazis. Defendants, incl. Richard Spencer & Chris Cantwell, are charged w/ "unlawful violation of civil rights" of victims of violence. The trial marks a major moment of legal reckoning. #charlottesville But it’s not a federal govt. trial, but a civil lawsuit. Why? One murder & one assault conviction aside, no other major cases have been brought by authorities. So victims have turned to an alternative route: suing for civil damages. How can they do that? bit.ly/3py5F3C