What this case has been is a civil case brought by plaintiffs against the neo-Nazis and white supremacists defendants. The plaintiffs are nine people injured or otherwise targeted at that event, and they wanted the defendants held liable for what occurred in Charlottesville in 2017, what these guys had organized and planned for.
Rachel Maddow summarizes the civil case against neo-Nazis and white supremacists related to the Charlottesville rally.
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