Overview
- Rep. LaMonica McIver filed a pretrial motion to throw out three counts tied to a May protest outside Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center.
- She has pleaded not guilty and faces a trial next month with a potential sentence of up to 17 years if convicted.
- Her filing invokes legislative immunity and relies on the Supreme Court’s 2024 Trump v. United States ruling to claim protections for oversight activity.
- McIver also alleges selective and vindictive prosecution by President Trump’s Justice Department.
- Coverage notes the existence of protest videos that could factor into the case, and supporters point to the earlier dismissal of related charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.