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In a post to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Ngo thanked his legal team and further accused the defendants of "trying to violently silence my First Amendment rights." He also expressed worry that the collection of the $300,000 will be a challenge. Powell’s announced that it would not carry the book in its physical store, though it will.

The protests forced the store to close early. Powell’s Books will not stock Andy Ngo’s ‘Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy’ on shelves after protests at their flagship store in Portland. On 16 Jan., 2021, BLM-antifa rioted outside Powells Books in downtown Portland during the sixth day of protests calling for my book 'Unmasked' to be banned. Far-left activists surrounded Powell’s Books in Portland on Monday and demanded the store stop selling Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy, a book about antifa written by Andy Ngo. A lawyer representing Schott-Deputy attempted to argue, according to Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide, that his client could not appear due to being homeless, and due to the fact that they were serving out other prison sentences when the lawsuit was served, but the judge dismissed the attempt, citing the length of the trial, with the suit being filed initially in 2020. Powells Books in Portland, Ore., closed early each day this week after protestors plastered signs on the stores windows. It’s merely Tuesday, and I’m already back in my Sisyphean role of reporting on the week’s latest literary cancellation news. Moriah Ratner/Getty Imagesīy failing to appear for a virtual hearing at the Multnomah County Courthouse Tuesday, Circuit Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai found the three civilly liable for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, ordering them to pay Ngo a total of $300,000, split evenly between them. Protesters gathered outside their flagship store on West Burnside Street Monday after it was noted that Powells would continue to sell Andy Ngos new book. Ngo was rewarded $300,000 in a default ruling Tuesday, after individuals accused of attacking him at a protest failed to appear in court. Above, a photo of conservative writer Andy Ngo after having a milkshake thrown at him by alleged "Antifa" members.