Cop City

Attorney Jeff Filipovits speaks at a press conference announcing a civil rights lawsuit brought by the parents of slain environmental activist Manuel "Tortuguita" Esteban Paez Terán on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (

Tortuguita’s parents sue police for civil rights violations against slain forest defender

The parents of Weelaunee Forest Defender Manuel Esteban Paez Terán—known by their family as Manny and many others as Tortuguita, or “little turtle” in Spanish—announced during a press conference today […]

Latest in Cop City
An organizer from the Cop City Vote campaign stands around a table of petition gatherers.
Former Municipal Clerk erred when publishing Cop City petition forms, Inspector General finds
Stop Cop City for Public Health
Protesters who scaled 250-foot crane of 'Cop City' contractor undeterred by felony charges
Video Protesters who scaled 250-foot crane of ‘Cop City’ contractor undeterred by felony charges
Atlanta Police Foundation pushed ‘unprecedented’ surveillance plan
Mary Hooks speaks outside Atlanta Mayor's House. The text says, "Protesters gather at Atlanta mayor's home over 'Cop City' referendum"
Video Protestors gather at Atlanta mayor’s home over ‘Cop City’ referendum
Opinion: Cop City’s ‘Ivory Tower’: Georgia State University is Ground Zero for Militarized Policing The image is of a building that says "Georgia State University' at the top.
Cop City’s ‘Ivory Tower’: Georgia State University is Ground Zero for Militarized Policing
Police execute search warrants, arrest one person for Cop City arsons
Video: Brasfield & Gorrie site shut down by activists with "sleeping dragons"
Video Brasfield & Gorrie site shut down by activists with “sleeping dragons”
Remembering Tortuguita: A vigil for the slain abolitionist
Remembering Tortuguita: A vigil for the slain abolitionist