United States v. Green

The federal district court for the District of Columbia sentenced two defendants who pleaded guilty to charges of destruction of government property in connection with a February 2024 climate change protest in which they dumped red powder on the U.S. Constitution’s display case at the National Archives. One defendant was sentenced to 24 months of incarceration, followed by 24 months of supervised release. The second defendant was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration, followed by 24 months supervised release. He also must serve a concurrent 90-day sentence on a count of destruction of National Gallery of Art property in connection with painting words in red paint at a memorial to Black Civil War soldiers in November 2023. Each defendant also was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and $58,607.59 in restitution to National Archives. The second defendant also must pay a second $100 assessment and $706 in restitution to the National Gallery of Art. Both defendants were ordered to stay away from the District of Columbia and from all museums and monuments during the periods of supervised release and must perform community service that includes 20 hours of cleaning up graffiti or vandalism in a public space and 130 hours involving “constructive effort on behalf of a reputable organization involved in fighting climate change or eliminating waste.”