Don didn't ask me to do this, but they always, always need help with their legal bills. Financially, the last seven years have taken an inhuman toll on the both of them. If you care to help out, donations can be sent to:
The Adams Legal Defense Fund
P.O. Box 306,
Cheltenham, PA 19012
Most Recent articles:
DON AND TERI ADAMS UPDATE: RENDELL'S "CLOSED CIRCUIT" MANEUVER
Don Adams Update: Third Circuit Asked to Recuse Itself in Suit Against Rendell
Don Adams Update: Urgent Help Needed on Appeal
Don Adams Update: Teamsters File Motion to Recover $62,673.46 in Fees and Costs
Summary of the 8/6/2003 Don Adams Decision, U.S. District Court
Anti-Clinton Protesters Lose in Suit Against Rendell
Who-what-where:
There was I time on FreeRepublic when I didn't have to introduce the topic of Don Adams. Other than Whitewater, it was FreeRepublic's first cause celebre.
In as few words as I can bear to muster, this is what happened. On October 2, 1998, Don and his sister Teri were beaten by members of the Teamsters Union for the crime of protesting against Clinton in Philadelphia.
(I myself had been attacked by the same mob earlier in the day, and I witnessed the Adams incident. I reported the events on FreeRepublic. One famous result was that it prompted Jim Robinson to call for a march on Washington, DC, which drew around 4000 people on October 31, 1998, to demand Clinton's impeachment.)
The DA filed no charges, so Don and Teri Adams pursued private criminal complaints against two of the Teamsters (Kevin McNulty and Marc Nardone), along with Teamster Local 115 boss Johnny Morris. In response, the Teamsters filed charges against Don Adams. McNulty and Nardone copped a plea and got probation. Morris walked. Don Adams was subjected to the indignity of a trial, and was acquitted in July, 1999. Meanwhile, three other Teamsters were identified from video: Charlie Davis, Mark Hopkins, and Norma Bottomer. Don and Teri Adams filed another private criminal complaint, to which the defendants copped pleas and received probation.
In November of 1999, IBT President James Hoffa ordered that Teamsters Local 115 be placed into trusteeship, and that Johnny Morris be stripped of his powers, partly as a result of the Adams beating incident. Morris contested this bitterly until the end of his life.
The civil phase has been lurching along slowly since the end of the criminal phase.
Why you should care:
It is the business of Freepers to exercise our rights under the First Amendment. When we talk back to power, we have an expectation of being secure in our persons, in our property, and in our liberty. If Don and Teri Adams lose, none of these expectations are valid. It will mean that the men in power can silence us at will, without serious consequences. Five foot-soldiers of the totalitarians have received probation. That's something. But unfortunately Don and Teri have been made to pay a long series of terrible prices over the last five years, and much more lies ahead. I expect it to get worse for them before it gets better.
Would YOU be up to it?
Here is the Don Adams Page, back again in its full glory!
Civil Case:
Johnny Morris criminal case:
Davis, Hopkins, Bottomer criminal case:
McNulty and Nardone criminal case:
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Thanks again, Phys! Good idea to post this.
Worthy cause bump!
Thanks very much for the updates.
BTTT Thanks for the post Physicist.
They have been royally screwed over by everybody in this case, up to and including Judicial Watch.
Indeed it was, and I greatly appreciate your calling this to everyone's attention.
Exposing this sort of thuggery was one reason I joined Free Republic.
Here's an old file:
Teamster Trio To Be Sentenced Today For Beating Clinton ...
... and conspiracy, for the October 2, 1998, mob beating of Clinton protestors Don
Adams, and his sister, Teri Adams, during a presidential fundraising trip to ...
Thank You Rush Limbaugh (Rush discussed Don Adams,John Morris ...
... Thank You Rush Limbaugh (Rush discussed Don Adams,John Morris, Freepers&Fund'sWSJ
11-26 Article)!! Crime/Corruption Announcement Keywords: LIMBAUGH,ADAMS,MORRIS ...
Three More Teamsters Plead Guilty In Don Adams Case [Free ...
... Three More Teamsters Plead Guilty In Don Adams Case Crime/Corruption News Source:
Self Author: Teri Adams Posted on 09/12/2000 12:12:17 PDT by TAdams8591. ...
Three MoreTeamsters Plead Guilty in Don Adams Case,Thread 2! ...
... Three MoreTeamsters Plead Guilty in Don Adams Case,Thread 2!! Crime/Corruption News
Keywords: ADAMS,TEAMSTERS, JOHN MORRIS Source: Self Author: DonAdams Posted ...
Bill & Hill's Pal Union Boss Arthur A. Coia Forced To ...
... The Don Adams Defense Fund. PO Box 306. Cheltenham, PA 19012. 11 Posted
on 10/01/1999 20:13:47 PDT by po'boy [ Reply | To 8 | Top | Last ] ...
Last of the Molly Maguires (ATTENTION!! re:The Man who had ...
... Last of the Molly Maguires (ATTENTION!! re:The Man who had Don Adams Assaulted--TAdams8591)
Crime/Corruption News Keywords: JOHN MORRIS, DON ADAMS Source: Time ...
Of Guns and Goons [Free Republic]
... Teamster beatings at the anti-Clinton rally was to press assault charges against
Don Adams, one of the protesters who was beaten up; Mr. Adams ultimately was ...
Probation?
Gee. Such punishment. Wow.
/sarchasm - the gaping whole between a liberal and reality
Understanding that I'm not a lawyer, I know that common sense doesn't always rule in a court of law.
Thanks for the update!
Thanks for the ping. I was just thinking about this case yesterday (the Lynne Stewart sentencing reminded me another Lynne, the corrupt D.A. Lynne Abraham, which reminded me of this case)
Taxman Bravo Zulu to Don and Teri Adams (and to you, as well, Physicist) for keeping the faith in the justice system, despite all manner of adversity! Surely you will prevail!
This incident triggered the March for Justice on Oct 31, 1998, as has already been noted, and the March for Justice is the reason I (and, I suspect, many other FReepers) joined FRee Republic.
What a wonderful ride it has been since then! I very much regret that Don and Teri got assaulted for exercising their First Amendment rights, but the upside of that incident has paid enormous dividends.
We have made a difference, FReepers, and we must continue to do so!
Not to change the subject, but we have a chance to make a difference on November 7.
We must vote to keep the Democrats FRom assuming control of the US Government -- VOTE! and get your FRiends, neighbors and relatives to VOTE.
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the Senate should be all the inspiration you or any other conscientious American needs for motivation!
Voting Republican on November 7, irrespective of your disillusionment and differences (and, I must confess that I have more than my fair share of them!) with the Republican Party, should be a no-brainer once the horrific notion of Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid takes ahold of your thinking mechanism!
Democrats simply must not be allowed to gain control of the US Congress!
And, to keep that FRom happening, we must Get out the Republican Vote!
Now, get to it!
BTTT
Interesting! I thought Maxwell Smart and 99 were only married on the program
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