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Journalist Georgia Fort, who filmed ICE protest in church, seeks dismissal of federal charges

  • Max Nesterak

Independent journalist Georgia Fort is asking a judge to dismiss the federal charges brought against her after she livestreamed a protest inside a St. Paul church, arguing the prosecution violates her First Amendment rights and accusing the Justice Department of “vindictive prosecution.” Fort was indicted alongside three other journalists — including former CNN anchor Don […]

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Judge asked to approve settlement fining Arkansas paper mill $1.5M over air pollution

  • Ainsley Platt

The Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency and the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality asked a federal judge Friday to approve a settlement that would require an Ashdown paper mill to pay $1.5 million for air pollution violations. The kraft paper mill, which first opened in 1968, has produced “fluff pulp”, which is used in […]