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  • Judge tells Dakota Access protesters trying to wiggle out of lawyer bills to ‘get a job’

    12/21/2016 11:55:39 AM PST · by jazusamo · 27 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | December 21, 2016 | Valerie Richardson
    Two demonstrators found guilty of blocking highway in first jury trial from high-profile protestA North Dakota judge had a message for Dakota Access pipeline protesters seeking to avoid paying their public defenders: Get a job. Two men convicted Tuesday in the first jury trial related to the long-running pipeline protest asked a judge to waive the $500 both were ordered to pay their public defenders. State District Court Judge Bruce Romanick was having none of it, informing the two men that $500 was far less than a private lawyer would have charged and noting that protesters have demonstrated ample resources...