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#1 Georgia Judge to Toss Landmark Racketeering Charges Against ‘Cop City’ Protestors
Sep 11 2025 // ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility that...
#2 California Jury Awards $2M to Protester Shot in Face With Nonlethal Projectile
Aug 29 2025 // A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020. In the verdict...
#3 Rideshare Drivers Protest Robotaxis as California Considers More Regulations
Jan 12 2026 // Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and...
#4 IMF Warns of Elevated Risk of ‘Disorderly’ Global Market Correction
Oct 15 2025 // Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits, which, combined with already overpriced assets, increase the chance of a “disorderly”...
#5 Cincinnati Approves $8.1 Million Settlement With Protesters Arrested in 2020
Dec 15 2025 // The city of Cincinnati approved an $8.1 million legal settlement Wednesday with hundreds of non-violent protesters who had alleged mistreatment at the hands of city and county authorities when they were arrested during the...
#6 Judge Awards North Dakota Nearly $28M Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Apr 25 2025 // A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017 — a win for the state in its multiyear effort to...
#7 Trial Begins in Texas Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Feb 28 2025 // An attorney for a Texas pipeline company said Wednesday at trial that he will prove various Greenpeace entities coordinated delays and disruptions of a controversial oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, and...
#8 LA Mayor Lifts Downtown Curfew She Imposed During Protests
Jun 18 2025 // Downtown Los Angeles businesses hoped customers would return quickly after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last week to prevent vandalism and break-ins during nighttime protests against President Donald...
#9 Rising Civil Unrest, Political Violence Remain Top 10 Risk for Global Businesses: Allianz
Apr 10 2025 // Soaring levels of civil unrest and political violence are a key concern for businesses of all sizes as well as for their insurers, according to a report published by Allianz Commercial. The impact of civil unrest or...
#10 Waymo Halts LA Service After Cars Destroyed During Protests
Jun 9 2025 // Waymo has suspended service of its ride-hailing service in downtown Los Angeles after its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area. Waymo doesn’t believe the protests are...
#11 Rising Civil Unrest, Political Violence Remains Top 10 Risk for Global Businesses: Allianz
May 5 2025 // Soaring levels of civil unrest and political violence is a key concern for businesses of all sizes as well as for their insurers, according to a report published by Allianz Commercial. The impact of civil unrest or...
#12 Minneapolis Cancels School as Killing Fuels Anti-ICE Protests
Jan 8 2026 // The investigation into the killing of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week is being complicated by clashes between federal and local officials, with the FBI taking control over the objections of Governor...
