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A federal jury on Tuesday found that white supremacists conspired to take part in violence during a 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia which left three people dead. The jury in the civil trial ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on four of the six counts they faced, but deadlocked on two federal conspiracy counts. The defendants — 12 individuals and five white nationalist organizations — were ordered to pay $26 million in damages for the violent protest. Half of that amount must be paid by James Fields, who's serving life in prison for driving his vehicle into a crow...

A federal jury on Tuesday found that white supremacists conspired to take part in violence during a 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia

A victory for plaintiffs in Charlottesville is a warning to other blockheads looking to import white supremacist violence to diverse cities: It will cost you.

Totaled about $12.5 million for the organizers. for james fields, the man who rammed his car into a crowd of protesters, killing heather heyer and injuring several others, they found him liable for inflicting emotional distress and for assault or battery, and the damage assessment against fields totaled about $13.5 million. here is what some of the attorneys connected to the case had to say after the verdict. >> i think this verdict today is a message that this country does not tolerate violence based on racial and religious hatred in any form. and that no one will ever bring violence to the s...

Evidence definitely showed the clients to be guilty. and the evidence was their own words. that was the beauty of the case. >> now, the financial rewards the plaintiffs will likely be more symbolic than real. james fields who drove his car into the crowd is serving multiple life sentences in prison. other defendants indicated they are financially stressed. >> the defendants in the case are destitute. none of them have any money. i don't know how any of the plaintiffs are going to get anything for any of this. >> well, cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin said the defendants will still face consequ...