U.S. Dist. Judge: Rep. Brooks Off The Hook for Pre-Insurrection comments

 

(The Federal judge decides the comments were...) "political speech protected by the First Amendment for which he cannot be subject to liability..."

                     U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta decision,

                                                    which dropped the charges against Brooks and others.

 

BUT...The Alabama Congressman may now will wear that millstone for the remainder of his time in office, making it difficult to go up against anyone else making political comments about him.