“Clapping Is a First Amendment Right:” An Interview With the Person Arrested for Clapping at a Data Center Meeting

high · 404 Media · Matthew Gault · 29 Jul 2026 · 17:42 UTC · Authoritarian Governance · 1 min read

Summary

Documents state suppression of peaceful public dissent through arrest for clapping at a municipal meeting, exemplifying authoritarian silencing of opposition to corporate development projects.

Last Wednesday, Lux Claridge planned to speak out against a proposed 1,000 acre data center in their town of Emporia, Kansas. They left in handcuffs after a city commissioner ordered them arrested for clapping.

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“Clapping Is a First Amendment Right:” An Interview With the Person Arrested for Clapping at a Data Center Meeting

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