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Re:Amy Goodman Is Facing Prison for Reporting on the Dakota ... by BurningFrog on Sunday October 16, 2016 @02:31PM (#12720118)
You can invoke a constitutional right to claim a law is unconstitutional. If the courts agree, the law is effectively nullified.

For individuals breaking constitutional laws, this is irrelevant.

Re:Amy Goodman Is Facing Prison for Reporting on the Dakota ... by throwaway76543 on Sunday October 16, 2016 @04:56PM (#12720897)
Laws themselves aren't inherently Constitutional. It's their application vis a vis a particular scenario which must withstand scrutiny.

In this case, the question is whether a charge of "rioting" or "trespassing" or whichever charge is currently in play withstands this scrutiny. Generally, application of these laws pass Constitutional muster. On occasion, they do not.