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A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police training complex as a criminal conspiracy

  • Written by Rachel McKane, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University
imageBulldozed land at the planned site of a controversial police training facility, with Atlanta in the distance.Cheney Orr/AFP via Getty Images

When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That question is at issue in Atlanta, where 57 people have been indicted and arraigned on racketeering charges for actions related to their protest against a...

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