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Former Florida state Rep. Joe Gibbons sat in the library of the Faith Community Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, trying to convince its pastor to quit promoting rooftop solar. With a lobbyist’s charm, Gibbons told the Rev. Nelson Johnson that rooftop solar, which allows customers to generate their own renewable electricity, was bad for people […] The post ‘What Corruption Gets You’: How Utility Companies Bought Support in the Black South appeared first on Capital B News.
When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That question is at issue in Atlanta, where 57 people have been indicted on racketeering charges for protest against a planned police and firefighter training center.
Rachel McKane and David Pellow see Georgia’s RICO indictment as an attempt to repress social movement activity, using the state’s tools of legal interpretation and enforcement.
By Rachel McKane and David Pellow
The Conversation
When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That que
A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police training complex as a criminal conspiracy atlantadailyworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from atlantadailyworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.