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Luna Gets "Judicial Diversion" with Charges Expected to Be Dismissed in October!

This past week, about 20 people showed up to pack the courtroom for Luna's case which was set to begin. Luna was on trial for two arrests stemming from nonviolent civil disobedience actions she was part of in 2022 as a part of the fight against the overturning of Roe v Wade.

A few people, including Luna, spoke about the significance of what Luna did in dramatically standing against the ripping away of the right to abortion and modeling the kind of defiant resistance that was needed then—and urgently, now.

People from different walks of life showed up, including members of THE REVCOM CORPS For The Emancipation Of Humanity, organizers with Refuse Fascism, and family members, as well as those who had been a part of Rise Up for Abortion Rights in 2022.

Supporters at Luna's court hearing in Los Angeles, July 13, 2025.

 

Photo: @revcomcorps_la

Those who came to support Luna came to court dressed with different messages, some dressed as Handmaids to demonstrate what kind of future for women we are confronting with Trump/MAGA fascism if we don't defeat this fascist regime. Another volunteer made green shirts with a hanger on the front symbolizing the danger and the extreme means that women are driven to when legal abortion on demand is not available. When Luna's case was called, all her supporters stood up with her. Everyone in the courtroom—including the judge—took note of this.   

Los Angeles: Handmaid protests outside Luna's court day.

 

Los Angeles: Handmaid protests outside Luna's court day.    Photo: @revcomcorps_la

The prosecution tried to make an offer to Luna that would have required Luna to do 12 months of probation and 20 hours of community service and to pay a fee for restitution. Luna refused because she did nothing wrong! But the judge responded with an offer of judicial diversion for three months (which means that the four misdemeanor charges are anticipated to be completely dismissed in October). When Luna accepted, everyone cheered. 

After court, Luna's lawyer made appreciative remarks to those who came out to support Luna. He explained that the legal defense mounted in Luna's case had important ramifications for others. (This has to do with things that were exposed in Luna's case having to do with ways the City Attorney's office has been engaged in selective prosecution based on the political views of those they are prosecuting.)

A lot of time, effort and heart was put into this case by Luna's lawyer who saw the importance of defending political protest at the very time when the rule of law is under attack. 

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