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Timothy Pratt in Atlanta

‘Cop City’ legal case could cast spotlight on US police foundations’ activities

a person holds a sign that reads 'stop cop city'
Environmental activists protest against a planned police training a facility in a forest in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2023. Photograph: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

A legal case in Atlanta stemming from the controversial “Cop City” project is being closely watched because it has the potential to cast a spotlight on the activities of police foundations nationwide.

The case raises the issue of state open records laws, and whether they apply to police foundations. The private foundations exist in every major US city, with more than 250 nationwide, according to a 2021 report by research and activist groups Little Sis and Color of Change.

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