By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Justice Department plans to retry a woman who was arrested and charged for laughing during the conformation hearing of Jeff Sessions.
A judge dismissed the original charges against Desiree Fairooz in July, saying “laughter alone was legally insufficient to convict someone of disorderly or disruptive behavior on Capitol grounds, or disrupting Congress.”
Fairooz laughed when Sen. Richard Shelby said Sessions had a “clear and well-documented” record of “treating all Americans equally under the law.” Noting Sessions’ history on civil rights, Fairooz said she laughed because the claims were so ridiculously false.
Fairooz has rejected a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty, so the 61-year-old is headed back to trial, the Advocate reports.
The judge in the case vacated the conviction but granted a motion for a new trial, which is scheduled to begin Nov. 13.
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