Sunday, January 16, 2011
Court Of Appeals Tosses Judgment Against Klan Leader
KENTUCKY....
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Friday to toss out a $1.3 million civil judgment against Ron Edwards, a former leader of the Imperial Klans of America. A Meade County jury had awarded 19 year old Jordan Gruver $2.5 million against then-Imperial Wizard Edwards and Klan member Jarred Hensley, while two other Klan members settled with Gruver out of court, following a July 2006 beating. The jury ruled that Edwards created an atmosphere of hate and violence within the group before the beating, but the Court of Appeals ruled there wasn't enough evidence to hold Edwards liable. Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which represented Gruver, vowed to ask the Kentucky Supreme Court to reinstate the award.# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:51 PM 
