On February 13, 2026, former CNN anchor Don Lemon entered the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in St. Paul, Minnesota, for arraignment and pleaded not guilty to federal civil‑rights charges tied to a January 18 anti‑ICE protest at Cities Church. Prosecutors allege conspiracy to deprive religious freedom and violations of the FACE Act; Lemon says he was acting as a journalist and denounces the indictment as politically motivated and an attack on press freedom. He arrived with his legal team amid supporters chanting outside; his attorneys intend to invoke First Amendment defenses as the case moves. (pbs.org)