US EditionGeorgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
Judge Kevin Farmer will dismiss racketeering charges against 61 defendants accused in the largest U.S. protest case over 'Cop City' construction, with some facing domestic terrorism and arson allegations.
- A Georgia judge said he will dismiss racketeering charges against 61 protesters accused of conspiring to halt construction of a police training facility dubbed 'Cop City'.
- The judge ruled that the state attorney general lacked authority to bring the charges under Georgia's racketeering law without the governor's approval.
- The controversial 'Cop City' project has faced years of protests by activists opposed to the facility being built on forested land.
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Judge says Georgia AG’s office lacked authority to bring racketeering charges in ‘Cop City’ case
A Fulton County judge says he is likely to throw out racketeering charges filed against 61 people in connection with an alleged conspiracy to stop the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center because the Georgia Attorney General’s office…
Judge Finds Attorney General Can't Bring RICO Charges in Cop City Case - UNICORN RIOT
Atlanta, GA — A Fulton County judge found Tuesday that Georgia’s attorney general lacked authority to bring racketeering charges against protesters named in the sprawling Cop City RICO case, calling into question the foundation and future of the massive legal effort to criminalize a movement. While Judge Kevin Farmer has not yet issued an official ruling cementing his decision, his finding that the attorney general’s office doesn’t have the auth…
Georgia Judge Dismisses Charges of Unlawful Association Against 61 Defendants in the "Cop City" Case
A judge in Georgia said Tuesday that he will dismiss the charges of unlawful association against the 61 accused of making a conspiracy of years to stop the construction of a police and fire training center called pejoratively “Cop City” (Police City) by critics.
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