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~ The Commonwealth successfully argued before the Court of Appeals of Virginia that the statute is constitutional, and that display on private property can still constitute display in a “public place” ~ RICHMOND (November 22, 2016)-In a case before the Virginia Court of Appeals, Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s office has successfully defended Virginia’s statute that bans “displaying [a] noose …

What began as a third night of protests in Portland following the election of Donald Trump devolved into riot conditions as self-proclaimed anarchists broke windows, sprayed graffiti and damaged cars and businesses until police began responding late Thursday night. Police said while Wednesday’s protest was largely peaceful, officers received early information that protests Thursday may take on a different tone, with …

Demonstrations against the election of Donald Trump as president continued around the country early Friday, taking a decidedly violent turn in Portland, Ore., where police made several arrests after deeming the protests had turned into a “riot” punishable as a “Class C Felony.” “We reject the president-elect,” many of the demonstrators chanted as they marched through the streets. Elsewhere, thousands …

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For a third consecutive night, throngs of protesters gathered in downtown Portland in a display of displeasure with the election of Donald Trump who will become the nation’s 45th president. Police were on high-alert after Wednesday’s graffiti and vandalism, but things escalated to extremes Thursday. A peaceful protest started in Pioneer Courthouse Square at 5 p.m. Demonstrators …

Nationwide demonstrations against the election of Donald Trump spilled into a second night Thursday with thousands of protesters surrounding his buildings in New York and Chicago and clashing with supporters of the president-elect in some areas. Condemning Trump’s litany of crude comments about women and his attacks on immigrants, demonstrators marched along city streets, blocked intersections, burned effigies and, in …

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For a third consecutive night, throngs of protesters gathered in downtown Portland in a display of displeasure with the election of Donald Trump who will become the nation’s 45th president. Police were on high-alert after Wednesday’s graffiti and vandalism, but things escalated to extremes Thursday. A peaceful protest started in Pioneer Courthouse Square at 5 p.m. Demonstrators …

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of several cities nationwide Thursday in a second night of rallies protesting the election of Donald Trump. While the gatherings were mostly peaceful, late-night vandalism and graffiti turned a march in Portland, Oregon, into what police described as a “riot.” “Due to extensive criminal and dangerous behavior, protest is now considered a riot. …

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police in Portland declared the city’s protests a “riot” Thursday night as throngs shut down streets, smashed windows, vandalized cars and set small fires into the early morning hours as part of a wave of protests in cities across the country against the election of Donald Trump. Around 4,000 people took to Portland’s streets at the peak …

Violence erupted in the Bay Area early Wednesday morning, during protests against Donald Trump’s historic presidential victory. A KTVU news crew driving through Downtown Oakland, saw several trash fires in the middle of the street. Protesters set trash cans on fire, and vandalized several businesses, and shattered store fronts on Broadway. KTVU reporter Christien Kafton reported a Wells Fargo Bank between …

DALLAS – Anti-Trump protesters marched through Downtown Dallas for the second night in a row. The Thursday night protest began at Dealey Plaza shortly around 6:30 p.m. About 300 demonstrators marched through Downtown, West End and around Klyde Warren Park. Police followed the protesters and helped block roads as they tried to keep the marchers on sidewalks.  Officers trailed the …