The RNC 8 received some surprising news Thursday afternoon – charges against Luce Guillen-Givins, Monica Bicking and Eryn Trimmer have been dropped! The fact that charges have been dismissed against these three members of what Ramsey County has for two years labeled a “criminal enterprise” exposes the political motivations behind this case. Although today’s news [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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 [...]
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 Sheriff’s Department after [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]