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Two big court dates for so-called “eco-terrorism” cases are coming up in February, both on February 11th.
- The trial of Briana Waters is set to begin in Washington state. Waters was arrested as part of the government’s “Operation Backfire” roundup of environmental activists. Others were already hit with “terrorism enhancement” penalties for property crimes, and are currently in prison as convicted “terrorists.” It will be interesting to see how much the government pushes the T-word in this case. (I’ll have much more detailed information on this in a few days. I also hope to head out there in February, if I can swing it… if anyone can help at all with travel costs there’s Paypal in the sidebar).
- Oral arguments are scheduled in the appeal of Rod Coronado and Matt Crozier’s mountain lion case, before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Coronado and Crozier entered the Sabino Canyon National Recreation Area in March 2004 to disrupt the government’s killing of mountain lions. He allegedly busted snare traps, pulled up sensors, and spread mountain lion urine to confuse tracking dogs. Interfering with a hunt would typically merit a ticket or a fine, but they were sentenced to eight months in prison and three years supervised probation.More to come in the next few weeks…