On July 12, 2010, Judge Whyte ruled to dismiss without prejudice the indictment of the AETA4 because the indictment does not specify the criminal conduct alleged to have been committed by the four defendants. The government still has the option to re-indict if they wish.
The scheduled July 19 court appearance of the AETA4 has therefore been canceled. We’ll keep everyone posted as soon as we have any developments in the case.
We are interested in doing a radio piece, but I cannot find how to contact you for media requests. You can check out our past work at kboo.fm/circlearadio. The show would air March 17th, in Portland, OR, and be on the website within a day.
Thanks -Erin
[...] Charges were dropped against the AETA 4! As animal liberationists, we are really excited about this. Now we can go back to chalking sidewalks without being charged with terrorism (we hope). [...]