Court Report from October 8 Hearing

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

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 [...]

Top 9 RNC Myths: Anticipating the Heffelfinger-Luger Report

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

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 [...]

Court Update from Wednesday, December 17

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

The RNC 8’s next court appearance, a motion hearing, has been set for January 26 at 1pm.
At that appearance, the judge will hear motions from the prosecution and defense, including a protective order requested by the prosecution which would prohibit the defense lawyers from releasing discovery to anyone including the eight co-defendants themselves, and possibly [...]