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US Department of Justice is prosecuting a woman for laughing at Jeff Sessions

• The US Department of Justice moved forward this week with pursuing charges against a 61-year-old woman who laughed at Jeff Sessions. 
• Seriously, that’s her alleged crime, laughing, and the prosecution is being carried out by the very department Sessions now oversees.
• On Jan. 10, during Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing, Desiree Fairooz, an activist affiliated with the group Code Pink, heartily chuckled when Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said that Sessions’ record of “treating all Americans equally under the law is clear and well-documented,” according to the Huffington Post.
• If she is convicted, Fairooz faces a fine up to $500 and up to six months in prison for the laugh-related charge. Read more (5/2/17 7:30 PM)