Terrorism Court Cases

New Grand Jury in the Midwest: Another “Eco-terrorist” Witch Hunt?

In a country where so many people get most of their news from The Daily Show, and 1 in 4 people read ZERO books last year, I can only imagine how many people get most of their information about the legal system from Law & Order. In Law & Order episodes, grand juries (if they’re […]

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New Report from National Lawyer’s Guild, With Section on “Applying Terrorist Label to Activists”

Just like during the Red Scare, the National Lawyer’s Guild has been consistently out front during this “Green Scare” as well. The guild has condemned the politically-motivated application of the “terrorism” label to property crimes, and the use of vague and overly broad legislation like the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act to chill dissent. A new […]

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Paul Sentenced to 4 Years… and a Book Report

A federal judge sentenced Jonathan Paul to four years and three months in prison for his role in a 1997 fire that destroyed the Cavel West horsemeat packing plant in Redmond, Ore. He had confessed to helping make the diesel and soap mixture, the s0-called “vegan Jell-O,” that was used, and acting as a lookout. […]

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“Feud, not protesters, fueled fall of Schumacher Furs”

The headline speaks for itself. This article, by Bryan Denson of The Oregonian, came out a few weeks ago, and I thought you all would enjoy it. The owner of Schumacher Furs, remember, had called for new “eco-terrorism” legislation to be used against those protesting his business. He later brought a lawsuit against animal groups […]

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New Website Lists Addresses for Animal Industries

Someone has published Final Nail.com (named after the infamous zine “The Final Nail,” which detailed locations of fur farms and encouraged activists to take illegal action against them). It lists addresses for not just fur farms but slaughterhouses, lab animal suppliers and trappers. The Fur Commission had this to say about the original zine: The […]

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“Cooperator,” “Snitch,” or Something Else?

Darren Thurston’s support committee has posted an open letter responding to what seems to be widespread condemnation by other activists that Thurston and others “snitched,” or cooperated with the government (as opposed to the non-cooperating defendants), in hopes of receiving reduced sentences in the Operation Backfire cases. Here’s an excerpt, or also take a look […]

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Destroying 7 SUVs Gets 12 Years Sentence

From Rocky Mountain News: A man who set firebombs in seven large SUVs last March pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday. Grant Barnes, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of using an incendiary device and one count of second-degree arson. Barnes, suspected of using the methods of the eco-terrorist group […]

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Audio of SHAC 7 Panel Discussion

This is an excerpt from the SHAC 7 panel discussion at the recent animal rights conference, with me and Andrea Lindsay discussing the trial and what it means for activists of all social movements. I cut out some of the back-and-forth near the end, because the sound quality wasn’t so hot. [Audio clip: view full […]

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New Children’s Book to Raise Money for Green Scare Defendants

I just received a copy of The Secret World of Terijian, a children’s book that some folks have put out to raise money for individuals labeled “eco-terrorists” and hit with terrorism enhancement penalties for property destruction in the name of the environment. It’s a cute little book about two kids, Connor and Moriko, who find […]

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Audio of Green Scare Talk in Minneapolis

I ran across the audio from an event in Minneapolis a while back (thanks Leslie) and thought you all might be interested… [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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