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National Day of Action to call for the stop of Cop City and the support of the forest defenders

Lawsuit Accuses Atlanta Police of Illegally Targeting ‘Stop Cop City’ Protesters

The lawsuit alleges that authorities view any critic of the training center as a would-be criminal and have repeatedly made arrests without cause.

Black women-owned venture capital fund to respond to conservative activist's lawsuit

A Grant Program for Black Women Business Owners Is Discriminatory, Appeals Court Rules

The appeals court panel rejected the venture capital firm’s arguments that the grants are not contracts but charitable donations protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.