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Morning Wire

The Don Lemon Church Protest Case and the FACE Act Fight

Morning Wire

The Daily Wire

News, Daily News

4.926.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Don Lemon is facing federal scrutiny after he joined protesters as they stormed inside a Minnesota church back in January. Prosecutors say he may be in violation of the FACE Act, a law usually used in abortion clinic cases. In this episode, ADF president Kristen Waggoner explains what happened during the church protest, whether Lemon’s First Amendment defense holds up, and why the FACE Act is suddenly at the center of this case. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2682- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Boll & Branch - Get 15% off your first order + free shipping at https://BollAndBranch.com/wire with code wire.Ethos - Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/WIRE Application times may vary. Rates may vary.- - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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was deemed as something that we should not do.

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon finds himself back in the news again

0:46.4

after a member of the church that he and several protesters stormed

0:49.7

filed her own lawsuit against them,

0:51.8

alleging the event caused emotional distress.

0:54.4

Lemon is already up against Federal Face Act charges from the DOJ.

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