Forest Protectors on Trial: How the Legal System Responds to Dissent
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.
Courts & Prosecutions
RICO cases, protest prosecutions, appeals and landmark rulings.
Cop City Protest – RICO Charges, Reason behind Cop City People Protest
Why prosecutors turned to a racketeering statute against protesters, what the indictment alleged, and why civil liberties groups called it an overreach.
Stop Cop City RICO case – Public Reaction, Activists, Background
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.