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#StopCopCity RICO Prosecution Motions Hearings Day 3 - Sept. 10, 2025:
#StopCopCity RICO Prosecution Motions Hearings Day 2 - Sept. 9, 2025:
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#StopCopCity RICO Prosecution Motions Hearings Day 1 - Sept. 8, 2025:
Judge Farmer just wrapped up the motions hearings in the troubled #StopCopCity prosecution brought by the Georgia AG office. Counts 1 (RICO) and 3 (Arson) are basically guaranteed to be dismissed based on his findings re: jurisdiction, and he may also dismiss Count 2 (Domestic Terrorism).
Judge Farmer says he won’t be ruling from the bench today and will be “taking this under advisement”
Sidney says Fowler’s definition of “major” as “big, important” doesn’t pass the vagueness standard
“I’m so confused.” - Georgia Assistant Attorney General Hallie Dixon on hot mic as break starts
We’re now on a 10 min break after which Judge Farmer hear another emotion from #StopCopCity defense.
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Cohen says the prosecution “weave[s] into their charging documents” various protected speech acts like “promote ” “spread” “recruit” “delegitimize”
Cohen says terms like “intimidate” and “coerce” under the Georgia Domestic Terrorism statue could include First Amendment activities like protesting, using free speech and lobbying elected officials and that it’s “up to the police to decide” what is and isn’t a crime under this law
Defense attorney Stanley Cohen tells Judge Farmer that terms in the Georgia Domestic Terrorism law like “disable” “critical” “affect” are not properly defined and leave too much open to debate, give “too much discretion to law enforcement”