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IREHR in AP News: “Far-right activist Ammon Bundy’s latest standoff is in court” – May 7, 2023

By May 7, 2023May 10th, 2023No Comments1 min read

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in the Associated Press;

Author Rebecca Boone writes, “In the current lawsuit, Bundy seems to be following a “blueprint,” using rhetoric similar to that used in the Oregon and Nevada standoffs to escalate the conflict, said Devin Burghart, the director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights. Burghart has been hired by St. Luke’s attorneys to serve as an expert witness in the defamation lawsuit.”

“Bundy has attempted to take the lawsuit and make it into something larger. If he’s able to take this trial and turn it into a larger confrontation, that could be very problematic,” Burghart said.

Author Rebecca Boone writes, “Fewer people seem willing to put their own lives on hold to stay at Bundy’s property this time, Burghart noted.”

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Laura Gibbons

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Laura Gibbons is an IREHR research associate.

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