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Boston Judge Will Not Dismiss Charges Against Some Straight Pride Protesters

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Counter protesters scream at parade participants as the pass by the Boston Common. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Counter protesters scream at parade participants as the pass by the Boston Common. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Thirty-six people were arrested at Saturday's Straight Pride Parade and protests.

On Tuesday, Boston Municpal Court Judge Richard Sinnott denied the prosecution’s motions to dismiss charges of "disorderly conduct and resisting arrest" against seven of the arrested. There are more arraignments pending.

Four officers were injured during the response to Saturday's events.

We review what we know about what happened.

Guests

Quincy Walters, WBUR reporter. He tweets @quincy_walters.

Nancy Gertner, former Massachusetts federal judge, senior lecturer at Harvard Law School and WBUR legal analyst. She tweets @ngertner.

This segment aired on September 3, 2019.

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