Fourth Circuit Issues Opinion In Miselis Appeal Striking Down Parts Of Anti Riot Act As Unconstitutional But Upholding Convictions Of RAM Defendants
On August 24, 2020, in a unanimous opinion authored by Judge Diaz, the Fourth Circuit affirmed District Court Judge Moon’s refusal to strike down the Anti Riot Act as unconstitutional. In what can fairly be described as a convoluted and illogical rationale, the Fourth Circuit found large parts of the Act unconstitutional but upheld certain narrow segments of it. Then,…