Mural tear-down is headed to trial

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Mural tear-down is headed to trial

MILWAUKEE – The case against Zechariah and Peter Mehler, accused of removing a swastika mural from private property, is headed for trial.  At a Jan. 14 preliminary hearing, the case was referred to trial. The men are charged with criminal damage to property, as a felony. A trial date has not yet been set, as of Chronicle press time.  The trial is to be a test of how the court system responds to the forced removal of free expression when it’s lac…