Excerpts from The New York Times. Read the full article here.
“Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, a lawyer for Mr. Carey, said in an interview that the government’s decision to dismiss the case was an admission that it “should never have been brought to begin with.” She also suggested it was a victory against the administration’s “effort to stifle and punish freedom of expression” in the country more broadly.”
“Ms. Verheyden-Hilliard, a lawyer with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, which is representing Mr. Carey pro bono, said her client had been prosecuted only “at the whims and the directives of a president who has said that he disfavors a particular viewpoint.”
“She added, “That simply can’t stand in a democratic society.””