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May 17, 2010

Contact: Jude Ortiz (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org; Attorney: Larry Leventhal, 612.333.5747

Deputy Chris Dugger Confirms Lack of Evidence to Support RNC 8 Conspiracy Charges
FBI Informant Andrew Darst Evades Initial Subpoena, May Be Compelled to Appear on June 9

St. Paul, Minn. — On Friday, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Dugger took [...]

On Friday, we heard the testimony of Chris Dugger, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputy.
Dugger started attending Welcoming Committee meetings in November of ‘07. He was told to “listen and figure out what they were up to.” He didn’t start getting paid until spring of ‘08, and was deputized at the Ramsey County [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2010
Contact: Jude Ortiz (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org; Attorney: Larry Leventhal, 612.333.5747

Deputy Jay Maher Testifies to Lack of Evidence to Substantiate RNC 8 Conspiracy Charges
Informant Chris Dugger to Testify Today Despite State’s Case Weakening as Police Officers Testify

St. Paul, Minn. — Yesterday, Ramsey County Deputy Jay Maher testified that he [...]

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 hearings. [...]

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 their defense lawyers appeared in [...]

On Friday, March 3, Garrett Fitzgerald and Max Specktor appeared on WORT-FM Community Radio in Madison.  Check out their hour-long appearance and discussion with callers on the noon-hour program A Public Affair. Download the show from the WORT archive:
Garrett and Max on WORT - 27MB MP3
On Monday night, both will be speaking at University [...]

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 watch [...]

 
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 8 will have a full day [...]

After we learned earlier this month that the RNC 8 will face a single trial, we also learned that Judge Teresa Warner has denied Max Specktor’s motion to suppress evidence obtained in a warrantless search on September 1, 2008.  Max and his attorney Larry Leventhal had argued the motion in a September 29 hearing, a [...]