Thousands march in Washington, D.C., protesting police brutality and the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota at the hands of local police on June 6, 2020.
On June 1, the Connecticut Bar Association issued a statement titled “CBA Denounces All Acts of Hate.” A number of members objected that the statement did not go far enough to condemn the violence and destruction caused by “unlawful rioting.” One member went so far as to complain about protesters blocking access to our highways.
On the same day, in a discussion that seemed to take place a world away, my law students grappled with questions about whether violent protest can ever be justified and what the limits should be on their ability, as prospective members of the bar, to protest and engage in civil disobedience. One of my students confessed to having lain down on the road to block traffic.
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