Editing Mike Enoch (section)

==[[Unite the Right rally]]==
Enoch was a scheduled speaker at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a white supremacist rally organized by [[Jason Kessler]]. On his podcast, Enoch urged his followers to bring weapons to the rally in order to intimidate counter-protestors and interviewed organizers Kessler and [[Richard Spencer]].<ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/08/11/unite-right-5-years-later-where-are-they-now 'Unite the Right' 5 Years Later: Where Are They Now?], Southern Poverty Law Center</ref> Several violent incidents occured at the rally, culminating in white supremacist [[James Alex Fields Jr.]] driving his car into a crowd of counter-protestors, killing one and injuring 23. This led to nine Charlottesville residents suing 24 individuals and organizations involved in the rally, including Enoch, for conspiracy to incite racial violence and race-based violence or harassment.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlottesville-nazis-are-headed-to-court-four-years-after-deadly-rally Four Years After Deadly Rally, Charlottesville Nazis Are Headed to Court], ''The Daily Beast''</ref> Enoch, representing himself, later succeeded in having his name dropped from the lawsuit.<ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/10/21/leaked-emails-name-shadow-lawyer-charlottesville-case Leaked Emails Name Shadow Lawyer in Charlottesville Case], Southern Poverty Law Center</ref>