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Georgia’s sweeping, political application of conspiracy law echoes tactics that shattered the left a hundred years ago, when the government targeted socialist parties and militant unions with laws against criminal syndicalism, espionage, and sedition

Since 2017, 21 states have passed 41 laws enhancing penalties and fines for common protest-related crimes—part of a wave of nearly 300 anti-protest bills introduced nationwide.

In an 11th-hour change, Atlanta approved new rules for citizen-led petitions to include signature matching—a practice decried by Cop City protesters and voting rights advocates.

Some of 61 defendants charged also face money laundering and domestic terrorism charges for environmental protests

Summer of our discontent

Cop City, beyond contributing to over-policing, will require clear-cutting 381 acres of forest land.

From laws targeting fossil fuel protests to the crackdown on Stop Cop City activists, corporations are calling in militarized law enforcement to crush dissent.

The fight against the militarized police training center dubbed “Cop City” is one of the great struggles of our time.