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According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), individuals may not block access to sidewalks or buildings, disrupt counterprotests, or engage in speech that is obscene, makes knowingly false statements of fact, or incites immediate violence or dangerous disturbances.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Some people appeared to buy tickets as a counterprotest.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Bass, in the Fox 11 interview, also questioned why the university allowed the counterprotest to take place next to the pro-Palestinian encampment, which had been largely peaceful until then.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
There have been allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia in protests and counterprotests.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Some people appeared to buy tickets as a counterprotest.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Bass, in the Fox 11 interview, also questioned why the university allowed the counterprotest to take place next to the pro-Palestinian encampment, which had been largely peaceful until then.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
There have been allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia in protests and counterprotests.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterprotest
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On Thursday Khalil’s lawyers filed a claim against the Trump administration for $20 million in damages, alleging he was falsely imprisoned, prosecuted and portrayed as antisemitic as the government sought to deport him over his role in campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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At the time, widespread protests were underway in L.A. over the immigration raids.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time.—
Melissa Gira Grant,
The New Republic,
31 May 2023
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Dolloff is a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in a statement.—
Steve Almasy and Andy Rose,
CNN,
15 Oct. 2020
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“Counterprotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterprotest. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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