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U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon of Virginia, in a 62-page decision, found that the lawsuit falls under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which was designed to curb violence against racial minorities after the Civil War.

The decision, which relied on the lawsuit for its factual basis, didn鈥檛 draw any conclusions about the veracity of the allegations, only that it met the minimum legal standard to be allowed to proceed.

Judge Moon did dismiss alt-right podcaster Michael Peinovich from the lawsuit, finding that while he promoted the event, there was no evidence he took part in the violence at Emancipation Park on August 12, 2017 that spilled over to another nearby park and downtown pedestrian mall.

鈥淭his tweet does not plausibly allege an agreement to engage in racial violence at these events,鈥� Judge Moon wrote. 鈥淭here are no allegations Defendant Peinovich even used Discord.鈥�

Judge Moon dismissed some of the lesser supported allegations but left much of the lawsuit intact.

The decision, issued late Monday, comes as rally organizer Jason Kessler is planning an anniversary protest in Washington, D.C., after failing to secure permits to hold another event in Charlottesville. He is suing in federal court to try to force the city to grant a permit.

The bulk of Judge Moon鈥檚 decision outlines the various people and groups involved in 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� 鈥� Kessler, alt-right front man Richard Spencer, the League of the South and various other racist organizations 鈥� and their contacts and communications before and during the rally.

鈥淗ere, Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged that they were attacked because of their support of non-white racial minorities, and so this element is satisfied to all defendants,鈥� Judge Moon wrote.

A trial is set for July 8 through August 2, 2019 in the case brought by a group of 13 people hurt or attacked during the rally.

The groups and people used social media platforms such as Facebook and online forums such as Discord to plan violence at the rally, with Kessler and Spencer inviting a wide swath of white supremacist groups.

Kessler told some on Discord to bring sign posts, shields and other self-defense tools 鈥渨hich can be turned from a free speech tool into a self-defense weapon should things turn ugly,鈥� Judge Moon wrote.

And, days before the rally, Kessler met with podcaster Christopher Cantwell to 鈥減lan unlawful acts of violence (and intimidation),鈥� Judge Moon wrote.

The 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� rally featured a torchlit march of white supremacists, separatists, neo-Nazis, including Cantwell, and others at the University of Virginia organized by Kessler and Spencer. During the march, protestors chanted 鈥淛ews will not replace us鈥� and made 鈥渕onkey noises at black counter-protestors,鈥� Moon noted.

Spencer is accused of leading a charge toward three plaintiffs in the case during the march at the Thomas Jefferson statue on campus.

The marchers climbed atop the statue, waved torches and yelled 鈥淗ail Spencer! Hail victory!鈥�

Later, Spencer wrote on his website: 鈥淭he Alt-Right is finished debating, negotiating, surrendering. We鈥檙e ready to close ranks and fight for what is ours 鈥� We stand poised to conquer the continent.鈥�

Spencer鈥檚 role in the planning for violence to occur, as well as the actions at the torchlit march, strip away any First Amendment protections for the speech, Judge Moon wrote, adding that the speech and conduct Spencer took part in can be taken as evidence that he gave others specific instructions to carry out violent acts or threats.

鈥淓ven if some of the torchlit march could be characterized as expressive conduct, the combination of torches and this violence was not protected by the First Amendment, and these moving Defendants can be held liable under Virginia鈥檚 hate crime statute,鈥� Moon wrote.

The day after the torchlit march, the main rally at Emancipation Park 鈥� home to a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee 鈥� turned violent. An alt-right adherent, James Alex Fields, Jr., of Maumee, Ohio, is charged with intentionally ramming his car into a group of counter-protestors near downtown Charlottesville, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. He faces both state and federal charges related to the incident.

Moon noted that , as alleged in the lawsuit, in the planning for the event, the catchphrase 鈥渞un them over鈥� was popularized on several websites, including Fox Nation, the Daily Caller and by multiple defendants in the lawsuit, including Matthew Heimbach, then the leader of the neo-Nazi Traditionalist Worker Party.

Heimbach previously encouraged a police car to run over protestors, saying 鈥淒on鈥檛 stop, officer鈥� and 鈥淔------ step on the gas,鈥� Moon noted.

After Heyer鈥檚 death, Kessler tweeted 鈥淐ommunist have killed 94 million. Looks like it was payback time.鈥�

Those comments, taken with the remarks of others, demonstrate that Fields鈥� actions 鈥渨ere consistent with the conspiracy鈥檚 avowed goals,鈥� Moon wrote.

鈥淲hile the Court acknowledges the weighty First Amendment interests implicated in the 鈥楿nite the Right鈥� events, Plaintiffs here have plausibly alleged conduct that lies 鈥榗lose to the core of the coverage intended by Congress鈥� when it passed the Ku Klux Klan Act to address violence against racial minorities,鈥� Moon wrote.