--- title: "News - Mainline" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "/category/news/page/5/" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/category/news/page/5/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-9.03.16-AM-768x529.jpg.webp)](/stop-cop-city-protesters-file-lawsuits-against-atlanta-police-department/) [ Nov 3 2023 ](/stop-cop-city-protesters-file-lawsuits-against-atlanta-police-department/) ## [Stop Cop City protesters file lawsuits against Atlanta Police Department](/stop-cop-city-protesters-file-lawsuits-against-atlanta-police-department/) The lawsuits are for violation of First Amendment and wrongful arrest in September 2021 Correction: This article has been updated to reflect the correction that four Atlanta residents, not five, plus one journalist, have filed multiple lawsuits against the City […] [ Stop Cop City protesters file lawsuits against Atlanta Police Department Read More »](/stop-cop-city-protesters-file-lawsuits-against-atlanta-police-department/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-27-at-9.49.03-AM-1024x683.jpg)](/atlanta-voters-want-to-decide-the-future-of-cop-city-will-their-leaders-let-them/) [ Jul 27 2023 ](/atlanta-voters-want-to-decide-the-future-of-cop-city-will-their-leaders-let-them/) ## [Atlanta voters want to decide the future of Cop City. Will their leaders let them?](/atlanta-voters-want-to-decide-the-future-of-cop-city-will-their-leaders-let-them/) Organizers say they’ve collected thousands of signatures for a referendum to put Cop City on the November ballot. But local officials seem intent on making sure it doesn’t reach a vote. This story was published in partnership with non-profit investigative [ Atlanta voters want to decide the future of Cop City. Will their leaders let them? Read More »](/atlanta-voters-want-to-decide-the-future-of-cop-city-will-their-leaders-let-them/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/h7-Atlanta-Raid-jpg.webp)](/10308-2/) [ Jun 5 2023 ](/10308-2/) ## [Atlanta police target bail fund organizers in latest crackdown on ‘Stop Cop City’ movement](/10308-2/) Three organizers were charged with “money laundering” and “charity fraud” in a direct attack on mutual aid and civil rights protests. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. It was originally published in The Appeal on June 2, 2023. [ Atlanta police target bail fund organizers in latest crackdown on ‘Stop Cop City’ movement Read More »](/10308-2/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52668179545_485f3ef2f8_k-1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg)](/10303-2/) [ Jun 5 2023 ](/10303-2/) ## [Behind Georgia’s authoritarian crackdown on ‘Stop Cop City’ protests](/10303-2/) At least 42 people have been charged with “domestic terrorism” under the state’s wide-ranging statute. Legal experts are calling it a “sloppy” and unprecedented attack on constitutional rights to free speech and protest. This story was published in partnership with The [ Behind Georgia’s authoritarian crackdown on ‘Stop Cop City’ protests Read More »](/10303-2/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ajaphoto-1200x900-1-1024x768.jpeg)](/police-killing-of-protester-brings-grief-urgency-to-atlantas-stop-cop-city-movement/) [ Jun 5 2023 ](/police-killing-of-protester-brings-grief-urgency-to-atlantas-stop-cop-city-movement/) ## [Police killing of protester brings grief, urgency to Atlanta’s ‘Stop Cop City’ movement](/police-killing-of-protester-brings-grief-urgency-to-atlantas-stop-cop-city-movement/) Organizers are calling on national support for their continued efforts to halt the construction of a police militarization facility in the Atlanta forest. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. It was originally published in The Appeal on Jan. [ Police killing of protester brings grief, urgency to Atlanta’s ‘Stop Cop City’ movement Read More »](/police-killing-of-protester-brings-grief-urgency-to-atlantas-stop-cop-city-movement/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/fakurian-design-1r0TPtmhEZA-unsplash-1200x801-1-1024x684.jpg)](/why-atlantans-are-pushing-to-stop-cop-city/) [ Jun 5 2023 ](/why-atlantans-are-pushing-to-stop-cop-city/) ## [Why Atlantans are pushing to stop ‘Cop City’](/why-atlantans-are-pushing-to-stop-cop-city/) After the city council passed the ground lease for massive police facility known as “Cop City,” local opposition hasn’t ceased; it’s evolved. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. It was originally published in The Appeal on Dec. [ Why Atlantans are pushing to stop ‘Cop City’ Read More »](/why-atlantans-are-pushing-to-stop-cop-city/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SaveTheSoulSocial-1024x576.jpg)](/to-save-the-soul-of-weelaunee/) [ May 22 2023 ](/to-save-the-soul-of-weelaunee/) ## [To Save the Soul of Weelaunee](/to-save-the-soul-of-weelaunee/) Rev. Keyanna Jones in Atlanta, Ga. Photo credit: Ethan Payne/Scalawag. This story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City. This essay discusses state-sanctioned murder and gun violence.  “For if they do [ To Save the Soul of Weelaunee Read More »](/to-save-the-soul-of-weelaunee/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cop-City-primer_feat.-img-1024x576.jpg)](/this-is-the-atlanta-way-a-primer-on-cop-city/) [ May 4 2023 ](/this-is-the-atlanta-way-a-primer-on-cop-city/) ## [This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City](/this-is-the-atlanta-way-a-primer-on-cop-city/) This story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City. Click to read this story with an interactive timeline of events. Micah Herskind is an organizer and writer based in Atlanta, GA. [ This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City Read More »](/this-is-the-atlanta-way-a-primer-on-cop-city/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3125528-1646355301539-801cf4fbfe841-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg)](/mainline-news-hour-gentrification-is-violence-interview-with-community-movement-builders/) [ Mar 4 2022 ](/mainline-news-hour-gentrification-is-violence-interview-with-community-movement-builders/) ## [Gentrification is violence: Interview with Community Movement Builders](/mainline-news-hour-gentrification-is-violence-interview-with-community-movement-builders/) This week, Aja is joined with Jasmine and Kwame of Community Movement Builders to discuss current events unfolding in District 12 as CMB continues to organize and build life-affirming solutions for residents. Organizers report they are being met with “misconduct, [ Gentrification is violence: Interview with Community Movement Builders Read More »](/mainline-news-hour-gentrification-is-violence-interview-with-community-movement-builders/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/apd-swat-1024x681.jpg)](/cop-city-and-the-prison-industrial-complex-in-atlanta/) [ Feb 7 2022 ](/cop-city-and-the-prison-industrial-complex-in-atlanta/) ## [Cop City and the Prison Industrial Complex in Atlanta](/cop-city-and-the-prison-industrial-complex-in-atlanta/) How cops, corporations, local government, and the media fueled an undemocratic process to build a massive police training center one year after #DefundThePolice uprisings Anyone listening to the virtual Atlanta City Council meeting on September 8, 2021 could hear the [ Cop City and the Prison Industrial Complex in Atlanta Read More »](/cop-city-and-the-prison-industrial-complex-in-atlanta/)