Defense attorneys for Richter and Hacker noted Ngo’s reporting has led to the local activists, including Richter and Hacker, being doxxed and threatened.
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An attorney in the case said the judge also barred both legal teams from discussing even basic facts about the trial to anyone until long after the trial was scheduled to conclude.Īttorneys for Ngo argued Richter and Hacker were among a group that despised Ngo for his coverage of Portland protests and sought to suppress his coverage. Ngo could be seen roaming the court’s hallways with a plainclothes private security guard, wearing glasses and a mask anytime he left the courtroom.Ĭiting ongoing security concerns, Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai barred the public from being able to observe the case inside the courtroom, ordering them to instead watch a live recording in a separate area. The trial, which lasted nine days, was marked by unusual security measures and privacy protocols. Pictured:ĭorothy Yamamoto (seated, left) Gregory Michael, Andy Ngo and Michelle Burrows (standing). The trial for a lawsuit filed by right-wing media figure, Andy Ngo. Attorneys confer with the plaintiff and jury in a Portland courtroom during With three named defendants defaulting in the case, and one settling out of court, a jury found the two remaining defendants, John Hacker and Elizabeth Richter, not liable for the attacks on Ngo. Ngo alleged the people named in his lawsuit were directly or partly responsible for physical attacks on him–one of which took place at a gym in May 2019 and another which took place after a gathering in downtown Portland in May 2021, on the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death. “I’ve been the victim of an ongoing campaign of hate and death threats because of my reporting on violent extremists in the United States organizing their political ideology,” Ngo told the jury.Īttorneys for the defendants named in Ngo's lawsuit noted Ngo is known for driving online hate and harassment toward antifa protesters and activists, often by posting their names and mugshots online for scrutiny and potential doxxing. Ngo said he eventually became a direct target of assault. He eventually began accompanying right-wing groups like Patriot Prayer-a group known for instigating violence against antifascist protesters. He told the jury he wanted to platform voices that were often ignored in mainstream media.Īround 2018, he began reporting on the city's protest movement. Ngo was later terminated from the Vanguard for alleged ethical breaches. He moved back and started work on a graduate degree at Portland State University, where he joined the staff of the PSU Vanguard student newspaper and took an interest in journalism.
In court, Ngo said he grew up in Portland and later moved away to attend UCLA. Ngo initially sought $900,000 in damages, to compensate for medical bills, lost income, and emotional distress. The lawsuit initially included a RICO claim against Rose City Antifa, but the charge and defendant were dismissed from the case after it was determined the group isn’t an organized legal entity subject to being sued.
Ngo’s lawsuit for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress laid the blame on six people, as well as Rose City Antifa. FIRE wrote again to Dartmouth in April explaining how it may not financially burden student groups for holding expressive events."What Ngo has portrayed as his journalistic work largely consists of publishing anti-antifa, Islamophobic and transphobic tweets and articles to his sizable Twitter following, along with disseminating the arrest records and personal details of left-wing demonstrators." Dartmouth then imposed $3,600 on the College Republicans for the security the university hired for the event. FIRE wrote to Dartmouth on January 26, asking for clarification about what specific threats or security risks precipitated the decision.ĭartmouth claimed that student safety concerns informed by law enforcement forced it to cancel the event, but FIRE’s open record requests to the local Hanover Police Department revealed that the university’s administration unilaterally moved the event online, despite no evidence of any serious threats to disrupt campus. Dartmouth’s administration unilaterally canceled the in-person event, citing “information” from local law enforcement, and required the event be conducted online. On January 20, 2022, Dartmouth’s College Republicans, Turning Point USA, and Network of Enlightened Women chapters planned to host an event with conservative journalist Andy Ngo.
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