FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—MEDIA ADVISORY May 12, 2010 Contact: Melissa Hill (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org; Attorney: Larry Leventhal, 612.333.5747 RNC 8 Conspiracy Charges Hinge on Probable Cause Hearing Expected to Finish This Week State’s Lack of Evidence Points to Baseless, Politically Motivated Charges that Should Be Dropped St. Paul — Beginning on Thursday, May 13, [...]

May 6, 2010 Contact: Melissa Hill (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org; Attorney: Larry Leventhal, 612.333.5747 Undercover Deputy Marilyn Hedstrom Testifies to Lack of Evidence Against the RNC 8 Testimony Points to Weakness of State’s Case for Conspiracy Despite Year-long Investigation   ST. Paul, Minn. – Yesterday, Ramsey County Deputy Marilyn Hedstrom testified about her [...]

Hi, everyone! We’ve had two long days in court so far in this round of RNC 8 hearings. Here’s a quick recap of what’s been going on. For detailed notes of the proceedings (in case any of y’all are legal nerds like us), go to: http://rnc8.org/info/courtnotes/. Yesterday, May 3rd, was the first day of the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2010 Contact: Jude Ortiz (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org; Attorney: Larry Leventhal, 612.333.5747 RNC 8 Argue Motion to Dismiss Felony Conspiracy Charges for Lack of Probable Cause Hearings will Continue Today as Ramsey County Inspector Tony Samec Returns to the Stand St. Paul — Yesterday, the RNC 8 and [...]

We have a lot of events coming up over the next few weeks. Mark your calendars now! 1. April 20: Free “Sloppy Robs” Dinner in Minneapolis 2. April 22: “A Talk on Resistance and Repression: A Benefit for Legal Defense” in Chicago 3. April 24: Keynote Speech at the Young Activist Summit in Duluth 4. [...]

In the summer of 2007, an Anarchist/Anti-Authoritarian group ironically named the “RNC Welcoming Committee (RNC-WC)” released a satirical video entitled, “We’re Getting Ready.” The video sparked a quarter-of-a-million dollar investigation by the infamously humorless Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office into the RNC-WC. Almost a year and a half later, eight organizers face conspiracy charges. They’re getting ready [...]

Results from February 2nd Court Hearing Yesterday, the RNC 8 and a courtroom full of supporters sat through a hearing regarding several motions that had been filed in the previous months. While the proceedings were less than riveting, there were some surprising results. Even our old friend Bob Fletcher couldn’t resist showing up briefly to [...]

  RNC 8 to Argue First Amendment Motions During February 2nd Hearing Defense Motions Will Highlight Issues of Illegal Preemptive Raids and Improper Prosecution   Contact: Melissa Hill (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, Attorney: Bob Kolstad, 612.387.2508 E-mail: press@rnc8.org   ST. PAUL, Minnesota — On February 2, 2010 before Judge Teresa R. Warner, the RNC [...]

The Hearing: 9 AM to 4 PM with a break for lunch. Ramsey County Courthouse, Room 131-B 15 W. Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul The Lunch: 11:30 to 1:30 (or somewhere in between) Central Presbyterian Church 500 Cedar Street, St. Paul As we announced previously, the RNC 8 will be in court all day this coming [...]

The RNC 8 learned this week that Judge Teresa Warner has set the next court date for the eight: Tuesday, February 2 at 9am in room 131-B (that’s the big one) of Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. (Not mentioned in the scheduling order is the little-known procedure for hearings on Groundhog [...]