Just like during the Red Scare, the National Lawyer’s Guild has been consistently out front during this “Green Scare” as well. The guild has condemned the politically-motivated application of the “terrorism” label to property crimes, and the use of vague and overly broad legislation like the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act to chill dissent.
A new report by Heidi Boghosian and the NLG, “Punishing Protest,” surveys the state of civil liberties in a political climate that has become more and more hostile to dissent. You can download it for free on their website. Be sure to check out the section “Applying Terrorist Label to Activists,” with information on the SHAC 7 case, AETA, grand juries, local legislation and the “Operation Backfire” cases. And thanks to the guild for citing GreenIsTheNewRed.com.