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Judicial Watch Victory Court Orders Case Against Jackson to Push Forward After two separate hearings on April 17 and 23, a Los Angeles Superior Court ruled that Judicial Watch's civil rights and assault lawsuit against Jesse Jackson will proceed. Jackson had sought to have the case dismissed but was denied by the Court. He will likely be under oath before the Court this summer. Judicial Watch filed its legal action on behalf of Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, who was allegedly assaulted, threatened and intimidated by Jackson, his son Jonathan, Judge Gregory Mathis and others during a December 10, 2001 meeting in Los Angeles. In Reverend Peterson's words, "When I tried to leave the meeting, Jesse Jackson came over and I found myself encircled by people yelling and screaming. Jackson cursed me, saying, ‘Get this [expletive] out of here.’ “People called me a n####r.” "We’re generally pleased with the Court's intended ruling because it allows Reverend Peterson to hold Jackson and others accountable under the rule of law for their outrageous acts," said JW Chairman Larry Klayman. "It's going to be a long hot summer for Jesse Jackson." In another story involving Jackson, The Washington Times reports that a review of Jackson's tax forms for year 2000 reveals that his top donors represent a "who's who of companies that had been threatened with boycotts or other sanctions by Mr. Jackson," including Toyota. Also according to the forms, Jackson accepted a $50,000 contribution from Kevin Ingram, a convicted criminal who pleaded guilty to money-laundering charges involving Pakistani arms deals. Despite the questionable activities on the part of Jackson and his various "non-profit" entities, he has not been targeted for audit.
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