Terrorism Court Cases

Canadian Police Ask Sea Shepherd Officer if He is Planning “a 9/11 or something”

Sea Shepherd’s Peter Hammarstedt demonstrates how to handle law enforcement questioning. Video.

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Great New Book on Rod Coronado and the Animal Liberation Front–Review it!

Operation Bite Back is a great new book by Dean Kuipers on the life of Rod Coronado, one of the most influential figures in the modern animal rights and environmental movements. Coronado is perhaps best known for a string of Animal Liberation Front actions, the namesake of the book, targeting the fur industry. He also […]

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Legal Handbook for Animal Rights and Environmental Activists

The National Lawyers Guild has created a great new resource, “Operation Backfire: a Survival Guide for Environmental and Animal Rights Activists.” It’s a booklet on how environmental and animal rights activists have been targeted by the government and branded as the top domestic terrorism threat. It also has a great “know your rights” section that […]

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Activist Accused of “Advocating Literature and Materials Which Advocate Anarchy”

Hugh Farrell and Gina “Tiga” Wertz have their first court date on July 14th: they’ve been charged with racketeering-–charges originally intended to target the mob–-for allegedly “conspiring” to engage in tree sits, participate in non-violent civil disobedience, and make an inflammatory blog post against the I-69 NAFTA superhighway. When I reported on their arrest, though, […]

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Church Sues After Being “Terrorized” by Gay Activists Kissing

A right-wing Christian group and an anti-gay Michigan church are suing gay activists who “terrorized” the congregation by protesting, distributing leaflets and kissing. The far-right Alliance Defense Fund is taking on the lawsuit on behalf of Delta Township’s Mount Hope Church, which was “invaded” by queers in November. Accounts of the day differ, of course, […]

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Daniel McGowan: “Tales from Inside the U.S. Gitmo”

The Huffington Post has published a letter from Daniel McGowan about his transfer to a Communication Management Unit without notice, without explanation, and without due process for appeal. [Here is some background on Communication Management Units, if you are unfamiliar.] Here’s an excerpt from Daniel McGowan’s essay on the Huffington Post: Many of the men […]

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Mafia Law Used Against Environmentalists for Tree Sits, Civil Disobedience, Blog Post

Two environmental activists in Bloomington, Ind., have been charged with racketeering–charges originally intended to target the mob–for allegedly “conspiring” to engage in tree sits, participate in non-violent civil disobedience, and make an inflammatory blog post. Hugh Farrell and Gina “Tiga” Wertz are organizers in the campaign to halt expansion of the I-69 NAFTA superhighway. They […]

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How Corporate Provocateurs Made Fran Trutt an “Animal Rights Terrorist”

Corporate provocateurs turned Fran Trutt into an “animal rights terrorist.”

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Grand Jury 101 From the Rockford Files

A Utah animal rights activist, Jordan Halliday, has been jailed for refusing to testify before a grand jury about his political beliefs and political associations. But you know what, he’s in good company. Check out this clip of Jim Rockford in the Rockford Files as he is hauled before a grand jury and jailed for […]

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Animal Rights Activists Indicted as “Terrorists” For Home Protests

When four animal rights activists were arrested under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, it was unclear how prosecutors would proceed, and what specific accusations the activists would face. Now, the government indictment, available here for the first time, makes it strikingly clear that prosecutors intend to use terrorism laws to target First Amendment activity.

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