![A protester at a vigil in Atlanta, Georgia, commemorating the life of environmental activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán on January 18, 2024. Tortuguita was killed by Georgia State Troopers a year before, on January 18, 2023, during a raid on a Stop Cop City encampment.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24020010150795.jpg)
The Cop City Defendants Are Done Being Silent The Cop City Defendants Are Done Being Silent
Sixty-one people are facing RICO charges from the state of Georgia for their activism. Here’s what some of them have to say about their case.
Apr 18, 2024 / Oliver Haug
![Cop City and the Silencing of Dissent](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cop-city-protest-ap.jpg)
Cop City and the Silencing of Dissent Cop City and the Silencing of Dissent
Officials in Georgia are covering up the police killing of a protester and waging a chilling assault on the right to protest.
Sep 14, 2023 / Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib
![How Georgia Indicted a Movement](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/stop-cop-city-ap.jpg)
How Georgia Indicted a Movement How Georgia Indicted a Movement
The state’s prosecution of Stop Cop City protesters is astonishingly honest in its ambitions to crush Georgia’s left.
Sep 12, 2023 / Zohra Ahmed and Elizabeth Taxel
![Fani Willis at center, at a podium, flanked by her colleagues.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fani-willis-gt-img.jpg)
The Promise of Justice in Fani Willis’s Indictment The Promise of Justice in Fani Willis’s Indictment
Don’t overlook the deep historical significance in the fact that it’s in Fulton County, Ga., that Trump might meet his most dramatic comeuppance.
Aug 15, 2023 / Joan Walsh
![Fulton County DA Fani Willis at press conference for Trump indictment](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ga-election-ap.jpg)
A Grim Chronicle of Trump’s Corrupt Public Life A Grim Chronicle of Trump’s Corrupt Public Life
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s wide-ranging indictment of the former president just might stick—not that you’d know it if you read The New York Times.
Aug 15, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
![Makeshift memorial in honor of slain activist Tortuguita](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/stop-cop-city-gty.jpg)
Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City” Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City”
Attorney Alex Joseph has a radical long-shot plan to halt the police training center: direct democracy.
Jul 20, 2023 / Ryan Zickgraf
![Illustration of protesters beneath a gavel.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/slapp-gavel-pressure-featimg.jpg)
Lawsuits Have Become the Weapon of Choice Against Activists Lawsuits Have Become the Weapon of Choice Against Activists
Legal intimidation suits known as “SLAPPs” are becoming the norm for private corporations and governments trying to silence those who speak out on matters of public interest.
Jul 17, 2023 / Katie Redford
![Protesters gather in the atrium of Atlanta City Hall to protest Cop City on Monday, June 5, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AP23156726945806.jpg)
Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary
Mass arrests. Trumped-up charges. Brutal violence. They’re all part of the city’s effort to destroy the movement against the infamous police facility.
Jun 7, 2023 / Hannah Riley
![Donald Trump talks on the phone in the Oval Office.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AP22357159408748.jpg)
Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice
Georgia DA Fani Willis is expected to announce whether she’ll bring charges against Trump any day. The only question—what happens after that?
Mar 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal
![Former president Trump’s legal team](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1243387037.jpg)
Trump’s Legal Team Is in Hot Water Trump’s Legal Team Is in Hot Water
With a federal prosecutor seeking an exception to the former president's attorney-client privilege, a Georgia court has recommended that some of his allies be charged with perjury.
Feb 17, 2023 / Chris Lehmann