The Latest Breaking News from Cop City

Atlanta Police Foundation ignored Cop City records requests, lawsuit claims

University of Georgia filed complaint on behalf of news outlet and transparency research organization, saying queries unanswered

The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2024

Protests as Atlanta council adopts new rules for referendum on Cop City

Vote comes amid protests against the methodology the council adopted for signature matching on referendum petitions

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2024

The Flimsy RICO Case Against Atlanta's Cop City Protestors

Law enforcement officials appear to have tarred ad hoc bands of protesters as members of an organized criminal movement.

Reason · Dec 21, 2023

‘It’s alarming’: diary of killed Cop City activist to play role in Georgia lawsuit

State makes unusual move in submitting journal of Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Paez Terán, killed by state troopers in January

The Guardian - US · Nov 27, 2023

Fight to stop ‘Cop City’ over water pollution fears has day in court

Opponents tell judge that sediment runoff from police campus violates Clean Water Act and thus project should be halted

The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2023

Atlanta police condemned for heavy-handed action at Cop City protest

Officers used flash-bang grenades, teargas canisters, tanks and snipers and accused participants of ‘terrorism’

The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023

Federal agency says it stopped measuring water pollution near ‘Cop City’

Move is bad news for local environmental groups, whose motion to halt construction will be heard on 15 November

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2023

Inside the attempt to charge Georgia’s ‘Cop City’ activists with racketeering

Rico charges against 61 people have outraged civil liberties groups who see an effort to demonize legitimate protesters

The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2023

State of Georgia using extreme legal measures to quell ‘Cop City’ dissenters

Earlier this week, nearly five dozen people appeared in a courtroom near Atlanta to answer criminal racketeering and domestic terrorism charges brought against them by the state. The charges are related to what’s commonly known as “Cop City,” a $90-million paramilitary police and firefighter training facility planned for 85 acres…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023

Dozens indicted on Georgia racketeering charges related to 'Stop Cop City' movement appear in court

Nearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility appeared in court as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse in Atlanta

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023