Protest rights, free speech, surveillance and the court cases that test the limits of government power.
A fight over a police training center in one Atlanta forest drew solidarity actions in cities from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to New Orleans. How a local land-use dispute became a national symbol.
Cost, the forest, policing and public input: the main reasons opposition to Atlanta’s training center spread far beyond Georgia.
Forest encampments, mass petitions, a referendum drive and legal challenges. A look at the range of tactics opponents of the training center have used, and how authorities responded.
Domestic terrorism counts, a sweeping RICO indictment and a dismissal on appeal. How Georgia prosecuted protesters, and what the cases reveal about the legal limits of dissent.
Protest is protected by the First Amendment, but arrests, surveillance and criminal charges are real risks. What demonstrators should know about their rights and how to stay safe.
Modern training centers often include mock streets and buildings. Supporters say they produce better-prepared officers; critics fear they normalize military-style tactics.
Why prosecutors turned to a racketeering statute against protesters, what the indictment alleged, and why civil liberties groups called it an overreach.
Georgia charged 61 people under its racketeering law over opposition to the Atlanta training center. A Fulton County judge later dismissed the charges, and the state appealed.