Coverage dated August 6, 2026

Journalist Georgia Fort asks court to dismiss charges in Twin Cities church protest case

Headline from KAAL Rochester

(KSTP)–A local independent journalist who was present during an anti-ICE protest that interrupted a St. Paul church service has filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against her. Georgia Fort is one of 39 defendants charged in connection with the Jan.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Journalist Georgia Fort seeks dismissal of charges over anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Her attorneys argue the indictment violates her First Amendment free speech rights among other things.

  2. The Brunswick News

    Journalist seeks dismissal of charges over anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church (opens The Brunswick News)

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    MINNEAPOLIS — Attorneys for Twin Cities journalist Georgia Fort asked a judge on Thursday to throw out federal charges against her over an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, arguing the indictment violates her First Amendment free speech rights…

  3. KARE 11 Minneapolis

    Attorneys for Georgia Fort file to have federal charges thrown out (opens KARE 11 Minneapolis)

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    KARE 11 Minneapolis's feed description

    Fort was among several people, including journalist Don Lemon and civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, charged following a protest at a St. Paul church.

  4. The Guardian

    US law enforcement gave false information in case against woman charged in anti-ICE protest (opens The Guardian)

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    Journalist Georgia Fort was one of nearly 40 people charged after interrupting a Minnesota church service Law enforcement officials provided false information to federal judges as they sought to build a criminal case against the independent journalist Georgia Fort in connection with a January protes…

  5. Southern Minnesota

    Journalist Georgia Fort, who filmed ICE protest in church, seeks dismissal of federal charges (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Independent journalist Georgia Fort is asking a judge to dismiss the federal charges brought against her after she livestreamed a protest inside a St. Paul church, arguing the prosecution violates her First Amendment rights and accusing the Justice Department of…

  6. KAAL Rochester

    Journalist Georgia Fort asks court to dismiss charges in Twin Cities church protest case (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    (KSTP)–A local independent journalist who was present during an anti-ICE protest that interrupted a St. Paul church service has filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against her. Georgia Fort is one of 39 defendants charged in connection with the Jan.

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