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Transcript of Judge Margolius Condemning Police Misconduct

Letter from Members of Congress Calling for Investigations into Rights Violations by Police during FTAA Protests

Letter from Community Groups to Miami State Attorney Calling for Dropping the Charges!

Choice Quotes from Miami Police Chief John Timoney

Articles on Miami Actions and Aftermath

Government asks judge to throw out Miami protesters' suit
by Catherine Wilson, Associated Press
August 4, 2004

How New Police Strategies are Cracking Down on the Right to Dissent
by Ben Dangl and Heidi Boghosian, Z Magazine
July 27, 2004

Treating protesters like terrorists
by Gwen Shaffer, The New Republic
July 22, 2004

Police deny FTAA report
by Tim Henderson, Miami Herald
June 24, 2004

Chicago '68 in N.Y.?
by Joel Stonington, Berkshire Eagle, MA
June 22, 2004

Miami Police Refuse to Give FTAA Plan to Oversight Board
by Mitchell Pellecchia, Miami Sun Post
June 18, 2004

Plan of attack
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
June 17, 2004

Georgia when it fizzles
by Michelle Goldberg, Salon.com
June 11, 2004

Infamous ‘Miami Model’ of Protest Clampdown, Coming to a Town Near You
by Christopher Getzan, The News Standard
June 8, 2004

Panel rips police conduct at trade talks
by Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post
June 4, 2004

Veteran protesters turn legal volunteers during G-8
by Dana Clark Felty, Savannah Morning News
June 4, 2004

Draft report: Police at FTAA meetings trampled civil rights
Associated Press
June 3, 2004

Panel faults police during FTAA
by Lisa Arthur, Miami Herald
June 3, 2004

Civil Rights review panel issues scathing report on police conduct during FTAA
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
June 2, 2004

‘Oppressive bureaucracy’
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
May 21, 2004

Still Secret
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
May 18, 2004

Panel examines weapons police used in protests
Miami Herald
May 11, 2004

The truth is out, says man cleared in Timoney case
by Jim DeFede, Miami Herald
April 11, 2004

Timoney testifies in Philadelphia
by Oscar Corral, Miami Herald
April 7, 2004

Activist Organizations File Suit Against Local Officials Over FTAA-Related Arrests
by Mitchell Pellecchia, Miami Sun Post
April 1, 2004

Trade summit actions bring civil-rights suit
Miami Herald
March 26, 2004

Penelas Responds To FTAA, Police Criticism
Ch. 10 News
March 12, 2004

Women arrested in FTAA protests sue over Miami-Dade strip search
by Coralie Carlson, Associated Press
March 12, 2004

Miami revokes law restricting protests
by Noaki Schwartz, Sun-Sentinel
March 12, 2004

Protest ordinance repealed
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
March 12, 2004

Protest Refund
by Mitchell Pellecchia, Miami Sun Post
March 11, 2004

Penelas addresses critics over police tactics at FTAA talks
by Ken Thomas, Associated Press
March 11, 2004

AFL-CIO wary of police spending for FTAA
by Douglas Hanks III, Miami Herald
March 10, 2004

3 women sue Miami-Dade, say they were strip-searched
by Diana Marrero, Sun-Sentinel
March 6, 2004

Miami City Commissioners Move Toward Rescinding Demonstration Ordinance
by Mitchell Pellecchia, Miami Sun Post
March 4, 2004

No Rest for the Weary Agitator
by Kirk Nielsen, Miami New Times
March 4, 2004

Federal judge orders Miami to grant all requests for protest permits
by Ann O'Neill, Sun-Sentinel
March 3, 2004

Judge: City must grant permits for protests
Associated Press
March 3, 2004

As judge suspends part of Miami protest law, both sides claim a win
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
March 3, 2004

AFL-CIO Demands Apology, Chief's Resignation
WPLG -- Ch. 10 News
March 2, 2004

Panel hears of police violence
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
March 2, 2004

Protest law headed toward repeal
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
February 27, 2004

Ending with a Whimper...
by Editorial, Miami Sun Post
February 26, 2004

First Amendment Protesters, Miami officials still battle
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
February 26, 2004

Can't Stop, Won't Stop
by Richard Muhammad, AlterNet
February 26, 2004

Threat to liberty at FTAA worth a second look
by Jim DeFede, Miami Herald
February 26, 2004

Security at Miami's free trade meeting cost taxpayers $23.9 million
by Diana Marrero, Sun-Sentinel
February 24, 2004

Cost Of Trade Talks Security Pegged At Nearly $24 Million
NBC-6 News
February 23, 2004

Chief's trusted aide has a past worth noting
by Jim DeFede, Miami Herald
February 22, 2004

Summit security costs public millions
by Susannah Nesmith, Miami Herald
February 22, 2004

Go Away, FTAA
by Mitchell Pellecchia, Miami Sun Post
February 19, 2004

Police Blame Protestors for FTAA Violence at CIP Hearing, Activist Disagree
by Mitchell Pellecchia, Miami Sun Post
February 12, 2004

Police view on shooting is troubling
by Jim DeFede, Miami Herald
February 12, 2004

Police chief asks panel to put judge under oath
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
February 9, 2004

Judge says Miami anti-protest law has 'serious constitutional problems'
by Ann W. O'Neill and Diana Marrero, Sun-Sentinel
February 6, 2004

Police: Protests justified any use of force
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
February 6, 2004

Miami agrees to review protest permit process
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
February 6, 2004

Miami Police to Present FTAA After Action Report to Oversight Panel
by Erik Bojnansky, Miami Sun Post
February 5, 2004

Lawsuit challenges FTAA protest arrest ordinances
Associated Press
February 5, 2004

Nonprotesting filmmaker wonders why he was shot
by Elinor J. Brecher, Miami Herald
February 1, 2004

Protester=Criminal?
by Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive
February 1, 2004

Miami judge dismisses charges in first FTAA-related jury trial
Associated Press
January 29, 2004

Protest Too Much
by Forrest Norman, Miami New Times
January 29, 2004

State Attorney Backs Away from Prosecuting Legal Observer in First FTAA-Related Case
by Erik Bojnansky, Miami Sun Post
January 22, 2004

Miami Probes FTAA Protest Response
NPR: All Things Considered
January 22, 2004

Charges dropped in protester trial
Miami Herald
January 21, 2004

FTAA charges dropped after cop fails to show in court
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
January 21, 2004

Charge against Free Trade protester dropped after cop fails to show in court
Associated Press
January 20, 2004

Police review panel needs to wise up fast
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
January 20, 2004

Miami police claim about shot-free year seems off target
by Michael Mayo, Sun-Sentinel
January 18, 2004

Making the right to counsel vanish
by Robyn Blumner, St. Petersburg Times
January 18, 2004

Member of police oversight board resigns after criticism
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
January 17, 2004

Miami probes police crushing of trade protests
by Michael Christie, Reuters
January 16, 2004

Find truth about police, panel told
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
January 16, 2004

Panel to open FTAA police probe
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
January 15, 2004

Feeling Violated
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
January 5, 2004

Panels will look into allegations of abuse by police during FTAA protests in Miami
by Diana Marrero, Sun-Sentinel
December 27, 2003

Timoney's Urban Warfare
by Tristram Korten, Miami New Times
December 25, 2003

Block that defense
by Matthew Haggman & Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
December 23, 2003

Model student recounts horrors of FTAA arrest
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
December 21, 2003

Bork Torque
by Kirk Nielsen, Miami New Times
December 21, 2003

Judge: Miami police actions a 'disgrace'
Associated Press
December 21, 2003

Judge: I saw police commit felonies
by Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald
December 20, 2003

Amnesty says Miami police may have broken UN laws
Reuters
December 18, 2003

'Miami Model' of FTAA security is lightning rod
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
December 18, 2003

Groups air gripes about police actions
by Tere Figueras, Miami Herald
December 17, 2003

"This is not America"
by Michelle Goldberg, Salon.com
December 16, 2003

New details emerging in trade protest clashes
Miami Herald
December 14, 2003

Demonstrators Vow to Sue Miami for Police Action During FTAA, Union Prez Demands Miami Chief's Resignation
by Jason Jeffers, Miami Sun Post
December 12, 2003

Watching the Detectives
by Forrest Norman, Miami New Times
December 11, 2003

Headbangers Ball
by Kirk Nielsen, Miami New Times
December 11, 2003

Groups plan to sue city over FTAA actions by police
by Jay Weaver, Miami Herald
December 8, 2003

FTAA takes stage in Senate race
by Lesley Clark, Miami Herald
December 8, 2003

Activists scold Penelas for role in policing trade protests
by Mark Hollis, Sun-Sentinel
December 7, 2003

Tribute to officer is not proof of one's open mind
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
December 7, 2003

Anarchist gives his side of story
Miami Herald
December 7, 2003

Police, Legal Observers Clash in Miami
by Molly McDonough, American Bar Association Journal
December 5, 2003

Looking Down the Barrel
by Karl Flecker, NOW Magazine
December 4, 2003

Dangerous Medicine
by Forrest Norman, Miami New Times
December 4, 2003

Pick Your Reality
by Tristram Korten, Miami New Times
December 4, 2003

Timoney's work lauded
by Jane Bussey, Miami Herald
December 4, 2003

The power of the police needs watching
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
December 4, 2003

U.S. unions seek federal probe of Miami police
Reuters
December 3, 2003

Board wants to hear complaints on police conduct during summit
by Carolyn Salazar, Miami Herald
December 3, 2003

FTAA security review shouldn't be done by cops
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
December 2, 2003

Miami crowd control would do tyrant proud
by Robyn E. Blumner, St. Petersburg Times
November 30, 2003

Seniors, unions say to Penelas: Forget Senate
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
November 30, 2003

ACLU: 'In the name of maintaining order, Chief Timoney suspended the constitutional rights of law-abiding people.'
by Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, President of Miami ACLU, Miami Herald
November 30, 2003

Protesters contend Miami police abused them, stepped on their civil rights
by Diana Marrero, Sun-Sentinel
November 28, 2003

Groups Want Miami Police Action Probe
by Coralie Carlson, Associated Press
November 27, 2003

Group Wants Investigation of Police Tactics at Miami Trade Talks
by Abby Goodnough, New York Times
November 27, 2003

Amnesty urges probe of police conduct
by Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald
November 27, 2003

Thanks to cops, the anarchists are the winners
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
November 27, 2003

Now Entering Fort Miami
by Tristram Korten, Miami New Times
November 27, 2003

Jailhouse Crock
by Celeste Fraser Delgado, Miami New Times
November 27, 2003

America's enemy within
by Naomi Klein, The Guardian
November 26, 2003

Criminalizing Dissent: What Miami Means
by Chris Jones, Americas.org
November 26, 2003

Union: Police broke protest promise
by Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald
November 26, 2003

Trade protesters plan legal action
by John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post
November 25, 2003

Probe of police action urged
by Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald
November 25, 2003

The Miami model
by Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now!
November 24, 2003

Analysis: Suits planned in Miami protest
by Les Kjos, United Press International
November 24, 2003

Protester complains of injuries
by Richard Brand, Miami Herald
November 24, 2003

8 Observers Seized at FTAA, 4 Beaten
by Coralie Carlson, Associated Press
November 23, 2003

He respected the badge, but 'not in Miami'
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
November 23, 2003

Timoney -- Top cop on the front lines
by Oscar Corral, Miami Herald
November 23, 2003

Protesters released to quiet streets
Miami Herald
November 23, 2003

Police hold activists but discard property
by Meg Laughlin, Miami Herald
November 22, 2003

Miami trade summit security both hailed and reviled
by John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post
November 22, 2003

FTAA protesters easily quelled by well-prepared police in Miami
Sun-Sentinel
November 21, 2003

Protesters: Police overreacted during Miami trade talks
by Mike Schneider, Associated Press
November 21, 2003

Rights trampled in arrests linked to FTAA, lawyers say
by Christy McKerney and Ann W. O'Neill, Sun-Sentinel
November 21, 2003

Mayhem in Miami
by Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now!
November 21, 2003

Miami Vice
by Tom Hayden, AlterNet
November 20, 2003

Police using intimidation as a weapon
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
November 20, 2003

Protesters wary of Miami using fire code as harassment tool
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
November 20, 2003

Activists Claim Police Harassment
WPLG
November 18, 2003

'Necessary evil' that curbs rights is not needed
by Jim Defede, Miami Herald
November 18, 2003

FTAA protesters bristling at low-level police efforts
by Steve Ellman, Daily Business Review
November 18, 2003

Minor scrapes with police, complaints by activists mark onset of free trade meetings
Sun Sentinel
November 18, 2003

Miami free-trade protesters allege police harassment
by Rachel La Corte , Associated Press
November 17, 2003

Five accused of blocking sidewalk
by Karl Ross, Miami Herald
November 16, 2003

Miami law boosts police powers to arrest protesters at trade meeting
by Diana Marrero and Ann W. O'neill , Sun-Sentinel
November 14, 2003

Arrest of 3 anti-globalization activists provokes criticism
by Susannah A. Nesmith, Miami Herald
November 13, 2003

3 linked to protests are arrested
by Susannah A. Nesmith, Miami Herald
November 12, 2003

Security boosted for FTAA talks
by Susannah A. Nesmith, Miami Herald
November 10, 2003

'Suspected anarchists' face loitering charges in N. Miami Beach
by Diana Marrero, Sun-Sentinel
November 7, 2003

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