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Activists Face Felonies for Distributing Flyers on “Cop City” Protester Killing
The activists face 20 years in prison for handing out flyers that identified a cop they said was linked to the killing of a protester in the Atlanta forest.
![Granting the City's Requested Relief Is Necessary to Mitigate Harm to the Undercover 20 Officers. Their Families, and Security of the City and the United States 21 A number of compelling interests support the City's request for return of the protographs. First, 22 the City has a compelling interest in protecting undercover officers and their families. (See Ibarra v. 23 Sup. Ct. (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 695, 705 [implying that a peace officer whose duties require anonymity 24 has a substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of his identity].) As the Tippet Declaration 25 explains, the safety of these officers and their families is at risk. Tippet Decl., " 12-14. It is not 26 unprecedented for revealed undercover officers to become the targets of violence. Tippet Decl., § 13. 27 This fear is not theoretical; these officers are dealing with it right now. Tippet Decl., * 14. At least one 28 officer has chosen to retire to protect himself and his family. Tippet Decl., 1 22. The F](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrcrc4zkaavwzwdlpj35ufwm/bafkreiha5uuxmi63d5l3onxzxwvxew32tmkficjdwc5qdk4tfofjvwxrui)
