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The Kings Bay Plowshares 7 defendants received word Friday evening that Magistrate Cheesbro of the Southern District Court of Georgia, recommended that their motions to dismiss the charges including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act argument be denied. The seven defendants, all Catholics, had testified with expert witnesses during their November 2018 evidentiary hearings and waited fourteen weeks for the final decision. There is still no trial date set. Their statement follows.
Read MoreAT THIS TIME, NO TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET The biggest issue before the court is how the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) applies to the seven defendants. There is…
Read MoreApril 10, 2019 The Intercept IMMORAL COMPASS- Radio interview Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill Two Catholic Worker peace activists explain why they snuck onto a U.S. military base, poured their own…
Read MoreApril 10, 2019 The Ithaca Voice Local Anti-nuclear Activist Awaits Federal Trial from her West Hill Home BY DEVON MAGLIOZZI ITHACA, N.Y. – In the early morning hours of April 4, 2018, Clare…
Read MoreApril 8, 2019 Democracy Now Kings Bay Plowshares: Peace Activists Face 25 Years for Action at U.S. Nuclear Submarine Base
Read MoreAPRIL 4, 2019 — On the first anniversary of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 (KBP7) anti-nuclear protest, supporters have launched a global petition calling for the charges against the seven activists to be dismissed and for a renewal of the anti-nuclear weapons movement. Distinguished signers of the petition include Archbishop Desmond Tutu and several other Nobel peace laureates.
Read MoreDear Friends, Greetings and hugs all around! With a grateful heart I commend all who continue to make the sacrifices necessary to keep our doors at the Amistad Catholic Worker…
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2019 The Villager Carmen Trotta, prisoner of his own conscience by Mary Reinholz It’s not every day that I get a chance to interview a devout man of faith and…
Read Morefrom Truthout Trump Moves the World Closer to “Doomsday” By Marjorie Cohn In 1987, the United States and the Soviet Union adopted the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in an effort to…
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2019 Jubilee USA An Interview with Martha Hennessy By Dr. Eugene Fisher Dr Fisher: Your article Jubilee Kings Bay Plowshares 7 was very inspirational. Is there anything you…
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