Cursing a white supremacist in Charlottesville? $5

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CHARLOTTESVILLE — A judge has ordered a woman to pay $5 for yelling curses at the organizer of last year's deadly white supremacist rally in Virginia.

The Daily Progress reports that Jason Kessler sued activist Donna Gasapo for $500 yelling at him outside of a courthouse earlier this year.

Kessler was the primary organizer of the "Unite the Right" white nationalist rally last year, which descended into violence. He said he sued Gasapo to preserve civil public discourse.

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When asked about her words, Gasapo said she uttered them in anger and was upset that Kessler would show up to Harris’ trial, as Harris was a victim of the violence on Aug. 12. She said she was trying to drown out his hateful words. “Someone in our community was murdered,” Gasapo said. “White supremacists stormed into our city. It doesn’t sit well with me.”

Judge Robert H. Downer Jr. ruled Friday that Gasapo could have incited violence when she screamed profanities at Kessler and ordered her to pay $5 in damages.

Gasapo's attorney, Pam Starsia, said her client's comments were protected free speech and she may appeal the ruling.

— The Associated Press contributed to this report.