Political Rights

Political Rights

The Justice Department Helped a County Prosecutor Target the Facebook Records of Anti-Pipeline Activists

The Intercept https://theintercept.com/2018/01/14/facebook-warrant-pipeline-protest-whatcom-county-justice-department/

Under Surveillance: The police keep a close eye on nonviolent protesters.

The Progressive https://progressive.org/magazine/under-surveillance-cohen-191001/

Civil Society Groups Warn Against Anti-Protest Legislation Following Siege of US Capital

Common Dreams https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/01/08/civil-society-groups-warn-against-anti-protest-legislation-following-siege-us

The Banality of Voter Repression

The Progressive https://progressive.org/dispatches/the-banality-of-voter-repression-181101/

Law Enforcement Has Quietly Backed Anti-Protest Bills in at Least 8 States Since Trump’s Election

In These Times (w/Sarah Lazare) https://inthesetimes.com/article/donald-trump-police-bob-kroll-protest-suppression-black-lives-matter

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Enlisting Police to Crack Down on Protesters

In These Times (w/Sarah Lazare) https://inthesetimes.com/article/fossil-fuel-companies-back-critical-infrastructure-bills-pipeline-protests

Court Orders Nonprofit Law Firm to Pay $52,000 to Oil and Gas Company for Defending Local Fracking Waste Ban

DeSmog https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/01/17/community-environmental-legal-defense-fund-pennsylvania-grant-township-fracking-waste-ban

Environmental Activist Sued for Libel Over Facebook Comment About Oil and Gas Company

DeSmog https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/01/20/colorado-activist-pete-kolbenschlag-libel-facebook-comment-sgi-oil-gas

Sheriff Retaliates Against Lawyers Scrutinizing Arrests of Water Protectors

Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/sheriff-retaliates-against-lawyers-scrutinizing-arrests-of-water-protectors/