# Lawsuit Against New York AG Letitia James over Letter Alleging Group’s Event Was Connected to “White Nationalist Ideals”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lawsuit-against-new-york-ag-letitia-james-over-letter-alleging-groups-event-was-connected-to-white-nationalist-ideals/
- Published: 2026-11-06T16:01:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T16:38:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/11/06/lawsuit-against-new-york-ag-letitia-james-over-letter-alleging-groups-event-was-connected-to-white-nationalist-ideals/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Judge allows claims against New York’s attorney general to proceed.
- Plaintiffs say her letter sought to intimidate them over a political event.
- The letter cited concerns about rhetoric and possible racially motivated violence.

## Summary

A federal district judge has allowed claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James to proceed over a letter warning that a conservative political event could spur extremist or racially motivated violence. The plaintiffs say the letter was intended to intimidate them into cancelling the event, raising questions about when official warnings may infringe on free speech.

Pastor Paul Doyle agreed to host the ReAwaken America Tour at his church in Batavia after another venue cancelled its booking following public criticism. James sent a letter to tour organisers in August 2022, citing speakers’ statements, the anniversary of the Charlottesville rally and concerns about the Great Replacement Theory; the court found the plaintiffs’ claims of First Amendment coercion, retaliation and defamation could go forward.

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