[Physicist]

It gets worse, folks. The Teamsters have filed a motion to be granted $62,000 in costs against Don and Teri Adams. This is on top of about $40,000 they may be on the hook for to Judicial Watch. (Incidentally, Larry Klayman parted ways with JW this week.) Don and Teri fairly have the wolf by the ears, now. As hard as it is for them to hang on, and as much worse as the situation looks to become, they don't dare let go. The only hope is to win, somewhere, somehow.

Recent articles:

Summary of the 8/6/2003 Don Adams Decision, U.S. District Court

Anti-Clinton Protesters Lose in Suit Against Rendell

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REMEDIAL SECTION:

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. In response, Jim Robinson called for a march on Washington, DC, which drew 5000 people on October 31, 1998.)

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?

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LINKS:

The Don Adams Page is now defunct, but a version of it remains cached on archive.org (Warning: slow to load).

Civil Case:

My Affadavit For The Don Adams Civil Case

My Subpoena From Teamsters Local 115 (Don Adams Case)

Rendell Threatens to Walk During Deposition

Johnny Morris criminal case:

Court KOs Activist in Fight with Morris [DON ADAMS UPDATE]

DON ADAMS PRESS RELEASE: Criminal Complaint Against Teamster Leader John Morris Dropped

Davis, Hopkins, Bottomer criminal case:

Teamster Trio To Be Sentenced Today For Beating Clinton Protesters

Teamsters Sentenced to Probation in Adams Beating Case

3 Teamsters are Sentenced for Roughing Up Protester

McNulty and Nardone criminal case:

Pretrial hearing of Kevin McNulty and Marc Nardone, on February 10, 1999. Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4

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[EternalVigilance]

Thanks for the update. It's a continuous outrage.

[Xenalyte]

I can't believe they beat up Agent 86!

[Humidston]

When I saw this title, my heart stood still.

Why, why, why can't some conservative attornies step forward and help these people fight the good fight!!!??

Libs have law firms coming out of their ears and they're all killing us, inch by horrendous inch - eating away at our freedoms!

Don and Terri... My prayers for you both. This is a moral outrage. Just an outrage!

[RJL]

I thought Don and Terry were winning in court, how can the Teamsters hope to collect if they are guilty?

Can you post more information?

Thanks.

[RadioAstronomer]

Thanks for the update my friend. Sigh.

[AAABEST]

Jeez, talk about a blast from the past.

I don't get it. What are the Adams' liable for, and why are they getting sued for $40,000?

[CounterCounterCulture]

Sickening. The nightmare continues.

[Travis McGee]

Calling All Lawdogs!

[anymouse]

Wish I could do more to help Don and Terry. At least I can bump this thread so other FReepers can know about this outragious injustice.

[Aracelis]

Aww, heck. A-G, don't we have some lawyers on FR? Maybe they deserve a pro-bono ping!

[jimkress]

Given the criminal convictions, how can the civil suit be determined to be frivolous?

[Imal]

It seems the courts are not always the best place to seek justice.

[ppaul]

[backhoe]

Dated, but here's what I have:

http://web.archive.org/web/200 00614012750/http://www.ijot.co m/DonAdams/index.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/*/h ttp://ijot.com/DonAdams/index. htm

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 ...

[PGalt]

Thanks for the update and links. Outrageous! McNulty, Nardone, Morris, Davis, Hopkins and Bottomer should be in the deck of "domestic enemy" playing cards. Any pictures of these lowlife, anti-freedom, scumbag thugs?

[L.N. Smithee]

Every time I see that pig Rendell on TV, I think of the Adamses, and the pummeling that occurred after that hat was plunked on Don's head, and how Rendell did everything he could to make sure they would get away with it.