FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
May 5, 2010
 
Contact: Melissa Hill (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org; Attorney: Larry Leventhal, 612.333.5747
 
Three Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputies Take the Stand in Full Day of RNC 8 Probable Cause Hearing
Paid Police Informants to Testify on Wednesday; Lunchtime photo Op to Feature Former RNC Welcoming Committee Member Posing with Oversized $5,000 Check Representing [...]

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 Day: [...]

Come enjoy a delicious FREE MEAL prepared by the RNC 8 and friends!
This month, a chili feed featuring 8-bean conspiracy chili - so good it’s criminal.  We may not be able to warm Bob Fletcher’s heart, but this chili will at least warm yours!
It’s on Tuesday, October 27 from 6-7:30pm at Walker Church: 3104 16th Ave. [...]

Thanks to everyone who attended the rally and court solidarity on October 8! Enough supporters showed up that the court staff agreed to switch to a larger courtroom. Not only that, but even in the larger room, we took up enough space that the customary sad-looking undercover investigators needed to stand the entire time.
The hearing [...]

One year after the fact, much of the corporate media has unsurprisingly looked to the official RNC narrative of the events of August and September, 2008. As one letter to the Minneapolis Star Tribune rebutted:
Last year’s Republican National Convention may have given the Twin Cities a [supposed] $168 million economic boost (Star Tribune, Sept. [...]

From our allies in the Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure:
You are cordially invited to Sheriff Bob Fletcher’s post-RNC “Dollars for Documents” graft party!
A celebration of the continuing corruption and brutality that has defined Bob’s tenure, we will honor not only Bob but his wonderful co-conspirators, including - but certainly not limited to - Chris Coleman, [...]

Near the end of March, Judge Teresa Warner proclaimed her ruling on the prosecution’s problematic proposed protective order, which was one of the main topics of last month’s proceedings.  The ruling is about as favorable as could be expected, with the main point being that the eight will be able to receive their own copies [...]

UPDATE: The one activist arrested at the “Tour de Fletcher” had his disorderly conduct charge dismissed a week and a half later for “insufficient evidence.”
On Friday, supporters seranaded Susan Gaertner at her office with a stack of almost 3,000 petitions to drop the charges - just the first batch! Supporters present included a member [...]

Part of the Saturday, March 28 National Day of Solidarity with the RNC 8
This first week of spring, get on your bike in solidarity with the RNC 8! Reclaim the sites of last fall’s RNC raids in the Tour de Fletcher.
Join us on this legal, fun ride visiting and reclaiming the sites of Sheriff Bob [...]

Today (Wednesday, January 14) at 3:30 the so-called “Heffelfinger-Luger Commission” is set to release its report on RNC policing before the St. Paul City Council.  The commission is led by two former federal prosecutors and includes former cops, a former mayor, and a token civil rights professor - hardly a representative sample of those affected [...]