The court declined the mall’s request to force activists to delete social media posts containing information on the rally and for mall administration to send fictional alerts stating that the protest was canceled.
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A Minnesota judge has refused to block a Mall of America demonstration on Wednesday by Black Lives Matter, despite finding that the mall is private property that can bar activity hostile to its business.
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“Restraining order or not, on the day before Christmas Eve, protesters will assemble at the Mall of America; there will be cameras; and millions will be watching”, the group said in a Facebook post late Tuesday. However, she granted an injunction against just three individuals, ruling-I think correctly-that “Black Lives Matter” is not a legal entity against which an order can be entered. She said she hopes that not only the organizers but anyone else who is thinking of coming to the mall “and breaking the law will think better of it”.
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Yesterday, there was a 2 p.m. hearing at the mall’s request at Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota, and a ruling is expected today. The disruption caused several stores to temporarily close and dozens of arrests were made.
The mall’s attempt this week to get a judge to shut down the protest failed. The mall is private property and doesn’t allow demonstrations.
At a Black Lives Matter protest at the mall last December, protesters were met with an aggressive response by police and then heavily prosecuted by the Bloomington attorney.
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Human rights advocates and witnesses say Clark was handcuffed when an officer shot him in the head.
The privately owned mall says another demonstration would mean lost sales, mirroring a major protest past year.
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Last year’s protest by BLM caused an estimated 24,000 people to bypass shopping at the mall, according to traffic statistics in court documents filed by the mall. As NPR reported at the time, protesters and police differ on the circumstances of Clark’s death. Black Lives Matter called for the demo in order to draw attention to the recent fatal shooting of a young black man by Minneapolis police.
