Federal Prosecutors: Thomas Foran, Richard Schultz Judge: Julius Hoffman Reason for indictment: An unauthorized demonstration against the Vietnam War. Violating federal regulations, the Rip Brown Act, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for conspiring to incite violence across state lines, was enacted by white Southerners in Congress to limit the free speech of black activists, before No one has been convicted of this law. The case is before the U.S. District Court in Chicago, Illinois. The trial began at 10 a.m. on September 26, 1969. Defense Attorneys: William Kunstler, Leonard Wayne Glass (U.S. First Amendment Litigation Attorneys) Defendants: Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Lenny Davey John Froins, Li Weiner, John Froins and Bobby Syllium, Lenny Davis and Tom Hayden were the leaders of the Student for Democratic Society organization, which brought their followers to Chicago during the Democratic convention. The original intention was to protest peacefully, but things went out of control completely and led to a riot. The police and the demonstrators fought. However, the police had tear gas canisters and gas masks. Although there were many demonstrators, they were poorly equipped. (Excerpt:) Tom Hayden, standing on the dock as the representative of SDS. Ham Hayden was originally a reporter for the "Michigan Daily". In the early 1960s, SDS and SNCC were established one after another. The American democracy movement began to break out. Later, he became interested in the student democracy movement and acted as a liaison between the two organizations. Later became the soul of SDS. SDS, full name "Student for a democratic The civil rights movement was the starting point of the American social movement in the 1960s. In 1955, the Rosa Parks bus incident became a catalyst for the American social movement. The black civil rights movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s directly promoted the creation of SDS and SNCC. In the early days, SDS and black civil rights organizations often cooperated, but with the failure of Martin Luther King Jr.'s non-violent struggle strategy, the rise of black civil rights organizations advocating violent revolution, the new left represented by SDS gradually turned to merge with the hippie movement. From Martin Luther King Jr.'s peaceful demonstration to the fully armed "Black Panther Party", it marked the process of the black civil rights movement from non-violence to violence. (Excerpt:) Allen Ginsburg, American "Beat" poet and social activist. In the film, he is just a miscellaneous character, but in reality, non-partisan social activists are a force that cannot be ignored in the New Left movement. Alan Ginsberg is known for "Howl", which abandoned the rhythm of traditional poetry, used long and short sentences very irregularly, and used a lot of vulgar vocabulary and description, causing uproar among the upper-class celebrities. After the riot, the police could not find evidence to prove who started the riot, so no charges were brought against the arrested. But after the presidential change, Nixon took office. As the death toll in the Vietnam War continued to increase, the anti-war sentiment in the country became more and more high. The government decided to let the newly inaugurated Justice Department once again investigate the anti-war riots a year ago, in order to kill the chickens. Therefore, the eight pro-democracy representatives who participated in the activities were arrested and charged with conspiracy, and a long and chaotic trial process began. During the trial process, because the judicial order in the United States was not perfect at that time, and the judges who tried the trial also had political tendencies, they were arrested. Prosecutors have also been in contempt of court, turning into one of the funniest trials in American history. Ultimately, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, David Ringer, Jerry Rubin, and Lenny Davis were found guilty of inciting riot and betrayal. Each sentenced to five years in federal prison. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the verdict and ordered a new trial, but federal prosecutors refused to retry the case. William Kunstler was convicted of 24 counts of contempt of court. In a biennial survey, 78 percent of Chicago trial attorneys rated Judge Julius Hoffman unqualified. Bobby Hill was found guilty of falsely accusing the murder of a police officer in Connecticut. Jerry Rubin, who became a stockbroker, was hit and killed in 1994 while jaywalking near UCLA in Chicago. Abbie Hoffman wrote a best-selling book whose circulation is unknown because it was titled "Steal the Book," and he committed suicide in 1989. Tom Hayden was elected to the California State Assembly in 1982 and has since been elected six times. (Second wife is Jane Fonda, died 16 years)
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