Federal Court Upholds Convictions of African People's Socialist Party Leaders In a significant ruling with implications for free speech and foreign agent registration, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of leaders from the African People's Socialist Party (APSP). The APSP, a Black nationalist organization, was found guilty of failing to register as foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) due to their alleged ties to the Russian government. The court's decision, handed down by Chief Judge William Pryor and Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew, has sparked debate over the balance between national security and the protection of civil liberties. Critics argue that FARA has been used to target organizations and individuals critical of the US government, while proponents see it as essential to preventing foreign interference in domestic politics.
From today's decision in U.S. v. Romain by Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew… The post Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents appeared first on Reason.com.
