Federal civil rights charges against journalist Don Lemon for conspiring to interfere with worshippers' First Amendment rights during an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 18 remain active in U.S. District Court, driving the 90.5% trader consensus that they will not be dropped. After an initial magistrate judge rejection of a criminal complaint on procedural grounds, a grand jury indicted Lemon, leading to his January 30 arrest and February 13 not guilty plea amid disputes over video evidence contradicting the indictment. A March magistrate order criticized DOJ discovery delays but took no dismissal action, while Attorney General Pam Bondi praised investigators in the case on April 8. Pretrial proceedings continue without a trial date, with Lemon decrying the prosecution as an attack on journalism; late-breaking motions, evidentiary rulings, or prosecutorial shifts could still alter outcomes.