First RICO trial of 'Stop Cop City' activist to begin on Monday

First RICO trial of 'Stop Cop City' activist to begin on Monday

After over a year of delays, the first trial in Georgia's racketeering case against protesters attempting to stop the creation of Atlanta's new public safety training center will begin today.

Cop City RICO: Mistrial declared in Ayla King’s case

The speedy trial of Ayla King, which resumed on Monday after an 18-month delay following an appeals process and a new presiding judge, is once again headed to the Georgia Court of Appeals. King was the first of 61 defendants scheduled to be tried under Georgia’s Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act for their alleged actions related to the Stop Cop City movement—a multi-year protest against the construction of the Atlanta Public Saf…

First of 61 Stop Cop City Defendants is Set to Start Trial Today

Repeated Evidentiary Violations, Dismissals of Charges, and More Than 200 Unresolved Motions Have Plagued the State’s Efforts to Criminalize a Political Movement Nearly two years after being indicted on State racketeering charges in Georgia, the first of 61 Stop Cop City defendants charged with RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) will go to trial today, Monday, July 7 at 9 am in Fulton County Superior Court. A press conference …