Police not liable for failure to intervene against counter-protesters
Nancy Zoellner2025-01-27T12:43:09-06:00In Balogh v. Virginia, the court held police have no duty to intervene to protect protesters from third-party violence during a rally By Ken Wallentine for Lexipol reprinted by Police1.com | Photo by Getty Images The court’s opinion begins: “Does the First Amendment protect speech amid violence? More specifically, [...]