Latest Move by the AG is an Attempt to Further Drag Out Charges that Defendants and Civil Liberties Advocates Call a Dramatic Overreach, Untethered from Georgia Law
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr filed an appeal Tuesday challenging the dismissal of racketeering charges against 61 #StopCopCity defendants, extending a case that has already dragged on for more than two years without a trial. The appeal filed with the Georgia Court of Appeals is in response to the December 30, 2025 dismissal of RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) charges by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kevin Farmer.
The racketeering charges were part of a sweeping indictment filed by Carr in August 2023 and centers around political opposition to the Atlanta Police Training Facility known as Cop City. Judge Farmer ruled in December that Carr failed to obtain the constitutionally required authority from Governor Brian Kemp to file the indictment…