Political Prosecutions in the United States

NEW YORK

Justice for Jordan Neely Organizers Threatened with Terrorism Charges for Train Track Protest

Police With Military Grade Equipment Terrorize Racial Justice Organizer in His Home for Six Hours for Misdemeanor Assault Charge

Independent Journalist Faces Charges After Documenting Protest at Wall Street Restaurant

Journalist Thrown to Ground and Arrested Despite Press Credentials at NYC Protest

City Officials & Police Unconstitutionally Retaliate Against BLM Protesters


CALIFORNIA

Anti-Palestinian Bias Motivates Disproportionate Prosecution of Courageous ‘Bay Bridge 78’

Proud Boys Counter-Demonstrators Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Riot while
Violent Fascists Go Uncharged

No Bail for the “Justice 8” Critics of Law Enforcement

Racial Justice Rally Organizer Faces Life in Prison for Fleeing Hostile MAGA Crowd in Her Car

Journalist Robin Epley Detained While Covering Pro-Palestinian Protest
at Sacramento City Council


TEXAS

Feeding into Right Wing Myth of Widespread Voter Fraud, Woman Sentenced to
Five Years over Voting Error

Woman Indicted for Abortion Faces Jail, Public Shaming, and Health Crisis

Leaked Video Reveals TX Republicans and Extremists Plotting Death Penalty for
Women Seeking Abortion and IVF

Texas Men Weaponize Civil Suits to Control Reproductive Choices

Fox Photojournalist Arrested During Violent Clash Between Police and
Palestine Protesters at UT-Austin


FLORIDA

Up to 12 Years in Prison for Spray Painting Pro-Abortion Messages

Florida Courts Uphold DeSantis’s Power to Remove Prosecutor Over Abortion Stance

After Parkland shooting, Florida Republicans Target Broward Schools Chief with 'Politically Motivated Witch Hunt'


ARIZONA

Prosecutors & Law Enforcement Officials Collude to Target & Charge BLM Protesters as Members of an Invented Street Gang

Feds Threaten Humanitarian Aid Volunteer Trying to Save the Lives of Migrants with 20 Years in Prison

66-Year-Old Grandmother Sent to Jail Under Racially Discriminatory Law for Returning Four Ballots to Post Office in a Town With No Home Mail Delivery


MISSOURI

Attorney General Sues Nonprofit for “Attacking” X

AG Targets Trans-Inclusive Fitness Center for “Enabling Potentially Criminal Behavior”


VIRGINIA

Land Defenders Denied Bail, Face Retaliatory & Extended Jail Sentences, Felony Kidnapping Charges


ALABAMA

Woman Protesting Outside Mayor’s Home Held in Jail Without Bail


ILLINOIS

Northwestern Students Face Jail Time for Parody Article in Support of Palestinian Human Rights Without Approval of State’s Attorney


OKLAHOMA

Teenage BLM Protesters Charged with Terrorism for Alleged Vandalism


SOUTH CAROLINA

Mother of five sentenced to four years for demonstrating after the murder of George Floyd


UTAH

BLM protesters Faced Life in Prison for Splashing Paint


LOUISIANA

Activists Fighting to Protect Communities from Chemical Pollutants Charged With 'terrorizing' Oil & Gas Lobbyist for Leaving a Box of Plastic at His Door


TENNESSEE

Reporter Eli Motycka Arrested While Covering Student Sit-In at Vanderbilt University