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First of 194 Defendants in J20 Prosecution, Including Journalist, Found Not Guilty
A new piece from The Intercept reports that a jury in Washington DC has found the first six defendants in the federal prosecution of 194 Disrupt J20 protesters not guilty on all charges. The charges, which included an array of … Read more »
Forthcoming Documentary Sheds New Light on FBI Surveillance on Americans Through COINTELPRO
In a recent interview with The Real News, George Washington University professor and documentary filmmaker Nina Gilden Seavey discussed her forthcoming project shedding light on the surveillance programs carried out by the FBI against American citizens in the 1960s … Read more »
First in Alarming Wave of Anti-Protest Bills Signed into Law as States Considering Similar Legislation Reaches 20
UPDATE (8/15/17): According to a new report by The Intercept, in the face of the tragic, deadly attack in Charlottesville by a driver deliberately ramming his vehicle into a crowd, state lawmakers in a handful of states have declined … Read more »
