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Reason
Matthew Harwood

This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties

Later today, a federal judge in Minneapolis will hear a motion for discovery in the Minnesota 15 antifa case. If granted, it could eventually reveal just how far the tentacles of the Trump administration's vast surveillance, harassment, and intimidation campaign against its critics in Minnesota reached—and how much of it continues today.

In mid-June, the federal government unsealed an eight-count indictment against 15 activists for allegedly interfering, sometimes violently, with the federal immigration crackdown that roiled the Twin Cities last winter, during which federal agents shot and killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti. One of those indicted, Isaac Sant, faces two counts: conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer and interstate stalking.

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