 There are 1314 documents on this website... See anything missing? Check out our progress log. Text: RNC legal observer sues law enforcers A nonpracticing attorney from St. Paul who was a legal observer with the National Lawyers Guild during the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul has filed a lawsuit against the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, the city of St. Paul, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, the city of Minneapolis and dozens of other law enforcers and agencies. [Read more] Text: Erik Oseland leaves RNC 8 Wearing a tight cardigan over an untucked purple shirt, Erik Oseland looked ready for an indie-rock concert rather than an appearance in court. Judge Teresa Warner peered down at him from her perch and asked if he had come to the decision on his own. [Read more] Text: RNC 8 Defendant Erik Oseland Accepts Gross Misdemeanor Plea Deal Remaining Defendants Will Fight Politically Motivated Charges in a Joint Trial Beginning October 25 At a hearing earlier today in Ramsey County District Court, RNC 8 defendant Erik Oseland accepted a plea agreement to one count of gross misdemeanor 3rd degree conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property. Oseland’s plea agreement severs him from the joint trial, scheduled to begin on October 25, but does not compel him to testify against his co-defendants. The remaining seven defendants are continuing their preparations for what they expect to be a long and grueling trial. [Read more] Text: Zombies to Donate Thousands to RNC 8 and Scott DeMuth Portion of Minneapolis Police Settlement to Go to Anarchists Facing Trial The RNC 8 and Scott DeMuth, Twin Cities anarchist organizers facing trial this fall on politically motivated conspiracy charges, are receiving donations to their legal defense funds from an unlikely source--zombies who settled a lawsuit with the City of Minneapolis late last week. [Read more] Text: Court Support for Erik Oseland RNC 8 defendant Erik Oseland has decided to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to riot without a dangerous weapon -- a gross misdemeanor. This is a non-cooperating plea, which means that he will not be required to testify against the other defendants. [Read more] Text: Important Update on the RNC 8 Case It is with great disappointment that we share the news that our co-defendant, Erik Oseland, has decided to take a plea agreement as early as Monday, August 23rd. He has informed us that he will plead guilty to one count of gross misdemeanor conspiracy to commit riot, which is riot "without a dangerous weapon," a charge which bears a maximum 1-year sentence. We will send out the exact date and time of the hearing as soon as we know it, for those who wish to attend. [Read more] Text: Federal judge throws out RNC police raid lawsuit A U.S. district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a St. Paul man who sued police officers for entering and searching his duplex a day before the Republican National Convention in 2008. [Read more] Text: Anti-G20 group seeks evidence of alleged police brutality Organization hoping to determine “masterminds of coordinated conspiracy”  An anti-G20 organization is calling for photos, videos and stories of alleged police brutality to compile evidence of a “coordinated conspiracy” during last month’s summit. Against a backdrop of six photos the group says demonstrate police brutality, the Toronto Community Mobilization Network — along with a representative from G20 street medics and two injured protesters — called for the public’s help Tuesday in amassing proof of violence against protesters. [Read more]Text: G-20 Toronto: "The story of my unjust arrest"  This photo of me appeared in the New York Times on 06/27/2010. The photos of my arrest during the Toronto G20 summit show a small blond lady with purple stockings getting thrown around by police as I was tossed head-first into an unmarked van. These photos have appeared on the front page of the Toronto Star, in the New York Times, and in other newspapers. Footage of the arrest has appeared on CNN and other news outlets such as CBC. My name is Lacy MacAuley, and this is the story of my arrest, including my being violently assaulted, strangled, and punched while riding into the police station in the back of the van. [Read more]Text: Minneapolis among 4 finalists for '12 Dem convention RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's largest city is one of four finalists chosen to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention... The four finalists were revealed by national Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine in an e-mail sent on Wednesday. Also contending are St. Louis, Cleveland and Minneapolis. [Read more] Video & Audio: G-20 Toronto: Independent Journalist Amy Miller on Violence and Threats Against Women in Detention Centre Independent journalist Amy Miller speaks to media outside the Alternative Media Centre on Harbord Ave. on Monday. [Read more] Text: G-20 Toronto: URGENT: Conditions at 629 Eastern Ave. Illegal, Immoral, Dangerous  We just got back to our computers and are frantically writing this message. It is 4:45 a.m. on Monday morning. We are the only people who seem to know the extent of this story. Coffee and adrenaline keeping us going. When we got to Queen and Spadina after leaving the Convergence Centre raid today, we had already been blocked off by police lines. It was pouring rain, and we could hear a confrontation taking place further down the street. The cops didn’t care whether or not we were media — in fact, we heard that media was forced to leave before we arrived. [Read more]Text: G-20 Toronto: Security costs, handling of protests raise questions This is the major conundrum: Only major cities can host such gatherings, but future G20 meetings should not produce another Toronto  Despite the best efforts of radical protesters aptly called thugs, G20 security accomplished its most critical task. Summit work was conducted without disruption for the participants. But the same can hardly be said of its impact on the rest of us. The major disruption caused to the economic life of Canada’s largest city, and the staggering cost of the summit to Canadians generally, raise serious questions about the future of such meetings, and invites serious reflection about how to host a G20 summit. [Read more]Text: G20-related detentions biggest mass arrests in Canadian history Roughly 900 people arrested, police say; Miller defends the actions of Toronto Police during summit  In the largest mass arrests in Canadian history, police arrested roughly 900 people in G20-related incidents during the weekend. Officers made more than 900 arrests linked to the summit in the past 10 days, Jillian Van Acker, a representative of the G20 Integrated Security Unit, said Monday. However, early on Saturday morning, police said they had arrested a total of 32 people, meaning that close to 900 were arrested during the weekend alone. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association denounced the mass arrests, saying they were illegal and unconstitutional because police did not have reasonable grounds to believe that everyone they detained had committed a crime or was about to do so. [Read more]Photographs: G-20 Toronto: Images from the protests A set of stunning images from the streets of Toronto during the G-20 by Paul Terefenko, a staff writer and photographer for NOW Magazine (nowtoronto.com). [Read more] Text: G-20 Toronto: CJFE Dismayed at Reports of Free Expression Violations at G20 Summit Protests Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is gravely concerned over numerous reports of free expression violations and the detention of journalists during the G20 Summit weekend and calls for a full review of the events and police response. [Read more] Text: G-20 Toronto: Not quite business as usual in Toronto As sun rises, city crawls back to life after violent protests  Only a handful of people were out as the sun rose in downtown Toronto Sunday, the morning after officials says more than 400 people were arrested during G20 protests. Of the people spotting the sidewalks at 6 a.m., some were heading to work; others were heading home from a night at the bar. On the corner of Yonge and College, one man looked down the street, trying to spot a streetcar that would not be coming. The windows at the College Park shopping complex were boarded up after Saturday night’s assault, the 24-hour drugstore was closed, and the coffee shops still had shattered glass on their now-empty windowsills. [Read more]Text: G-20 Toronto: Police arrest more than 600 as Toronto G20 protests continue Police in riot gear hem in protesters at downtown intersection after more than 600 G20-related arrests  A tense, hours-long standoff has come to an end in downtown Toronto. Just before 10 p.m., a group of protesters and bystanders that had been boxed in by of riot police at the intersection of Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue were let go en masse. In the preceding hours, police were gradually removing -- and subsequently detaining -- members of the crowd. Reporters at the scene said several protesters had been arrested and police brought in a bus to transport those under arrest. A mounted police unit was also called in and CTV reported that a sound cannon had been brought to the scene. [Read more]Text: G-20 Toronto: Police in Toronto Criticized for Treatment of Protesters, Many Peaceful  TORONTO — An escalation of aggressive police tactics toward even apparently peaceful protests at the Group of 20 summit meeting led to calls for a review of security activities. After allowing a small group of people to burn police cars and smash windows unimpeded on Saturday afternoon, many of the 20,000 police officers deployed in Toronto changed tactics that evening and during the last day of the gathering. There was a notable increase in both the numbers of police officers who surrounded demonstrations as well as more use of tear gas and rubber or plastic bullets. [Read more]To put this RNC news widget on your own site, please click here to customize size and other details. |
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