RNC 8 back in court for hearings Nigel Parry, RNC 08 Report, May 10th, 2010 On Monday, May 3, the RNC 8 returned to court for several days of evidentiary hearings leading up to the joint trial of the eight that begins on October 25. Motions to be heard include those to suppress evidence from the various raids, for bail reductions, for discovery materials relating to entrapment attempts by undercover police, and for dismissal on the grounds of a lack of probable cause. Observing the hearings, court watchers from the RNC 8 Defense Committee summarized the defense argument: “The main case of the government rests on a satirical video, guilt by association, statements and actions of people who are not the defendants, and discussions by the defendants that did not constitute any kind of a real plan or conspiracy to commit riot or damage to property.” [Read more]
FBI Informant Brandon Darby: Sexism, Egos, and Lies Sometimes you wake up and it is not different Lisa Fithian, The Rag Blog, March 22nd, 2010
On December 31, 2008, the Austin Informant Working Group released a statement titled: "Sometimes You Wake Up and It's Different: Statement on Brandon Darby, the 'Unnamed' Informant/Provocateur in the 'Texas 2.'" It's been over a year since then and here is my long-overdue version of that story. [Read more]
Judge: Pittsburgh police must provide G-20 reports Bobby Kerlik, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 19th, 2010
Pittsburgh police must release to a citizen review board documents related to officer conduct during last year's Group of 20 economic summit, an Allegheny County judge ruled Thursday. Senior Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick ordered Chief Nate Harper to comply with a request from the Citizen Police Review Board to turn over the reports for its investigation of how police dealt with protesters during the Sept. 24-25 summit. [Read more]
Ruling: RNC 8 Will Be Tried Together! RNC 8 To Be Consolidated In One Trial: The RNC 8 respond to Judge Warner’s ruling on several motions; single trial is victory for defense Press Release, RNC 8, December 9th, 2009
Following their October 8, 2009 hearing before Judge Teresa R. Warner, the RNC 8 received word today that they will face a single joint trial, not the eight or three separate trials favored by the office of Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner. The defendants were preemptively arrested before the Republican National Convention began last year, following many months of police infiltration and surveillance of their group, the RNC Welcoming Committee, which helped organize lodging, food, and medical and legal aid for those protesting the convention. [Read more]
RNC Aftermath Police Riots: Lost Stories Alex Lilly, Individual Source, December 1st, 2009
These stories stem from the events that happened at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Although these actions took place in the summer of 2008, the repercussions and trials continue. The outcome of the State versus the People of Minnesota is not yet known. The battles fought between independent journalists and police were the catalyst of what it means to be a citizen journalist in America and how mainstream media portrays your message. What happened here and the outcome of the trials are of the utmost social importance. [Read more]
Report: Adapting to protest British police report informed by events at the London G-20 Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (HMIC), Security Source, November 25th, 2009
HMIC’s report reasserting the principles of the traditional British model of approachable, impartial and accountable policing based on minimum force for major public order events. [Read more]
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