FBI Tries to Stop Jury from Reading Constitution

FBI Tries to Stop Jury from Reading Constitution
Deliberation in 2nd Day—Questions May Reveal How Jury Leans

CONTACT: Jean Eisenhower or Steve Christianson at 510/663-6330.
http://www.judibari.org

OAKLAND, CA — The jury’s request for a copy of the 1st and 4th amendments
of the US Constitution was opposed by the Department of Justice council
Joseph Sher and City of Oakland council Marie Bee. Judge Wilken overruled
the motion to oppose and read those amendments to the jury, but did not
give the jury an actual copy of those amendments for them to return to the
deliberation room. “Their agents obviously haven’t read the Constitution,
so why would they want anyone else looking at it?” said Darryl Cherney, co-
plaintiff in the Civil Rights lawsuit.

Bari v. FBI is in its second day of jury deliberations following a six week
trial. There are four defendant agents from the FBI and three defendant
Oakland Police officers. Lawyers from all sides must be on call to appear
at the courtroom for the remainder of deliberations to answer any questions
the jury may pose

This Friday, May 24, at 12 noon there will be a rally at the Oakland
Federal Courthouse to celebrate Judi Bari Day. Darryl Cherney, Bari’s co-
plaintiff, has proposed to Council member Nancy Nadel of the Oakland City
Council that May 24 be declared Judi Bari Day by the city. The day would
be devoted to education about the life of environmentalist, labor organizer
and feminist Judi Bari as well as FBI persecution of activists, such as the
Black Panthers. Nadel agreed that if Bari and Cherney win the case she
would present it to the City Council for serious consideration.

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