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Defense Case is Vindicated by Testimony from Multiple Cooperating Witnesses, as Prosecution Prepares to Call Controversial Expert Witness on “Antifa” FORT WORTH, TX – Defendants in the landmark Prairieland trial were vindicated by testimony from cooperating state witnesses over the past three days, in a case that stems from a noise demonstration at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center
Cross-Examination of Government Witnesses Leaves Defendants’ Supporters Feeling Confident as Trial Enters Second Week, Despite Attempts by the Prosecution to Block Defense Strategies FORT WORTH, TX – The first week of trial against nine defendants in the widely watched federal Prairieland ICE Detention Center case continued to expose the contradictions and weaknesses in the government’s
Lt. Thomas Gross’Testimony undermined the government’s argument that the noise protest on July 4, 2025 was an “ambush” and a “planned attack” FORT WORTH, TX – Opening arguments and testimony from the Alvarado police officer at the center of the controversial Prairieland ICE Detention Center case marked the first day of trial against nine defendants.
Concerns Grow Over Whether Nine Federal Prairieland Defendants Can Receive a Fair Trial Based on Severe Trial Restrictions, Prejudicial Statements at Highest Levels of Government, Press Conference Called for 8am Monday in Advance of Jury Selection FORT WORTH, TX – Nine defendants will proceed to federal trial on Monday in a widely watched case that
After Expressing Animus Against Defense Counsel, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman Attributed Mistrial to Attire of Single Attorney, Delaying Start of Trial by a Week FORT WORTH, TX – U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman declared a mistrial on Tuesday, February 17th, the first day of jury selection in the Prairieland trial, a federal case
Jury Selection Set to Begin Tuesday, February 17—for a Trial with Severe Public Access Restrictions, Plagued by Prejudicial Statements at Highest Levels of Government—Preceded by a Press Conference at 8:30am FORT WORTH, TX – Nine defendants will proceed to federal trial next week in a widely watched case that stems from a July 4, 2025
Just Days Before the Federal Trial Begins, Defense Motions Seek to Supress Evidence, Exclude Codefendant Statements at Trial FORT WORTH, TX — Days before a widely watched federal trial is set to begin in the Prairieland ICE protest case, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman ordered pretrial motions hearings for Tuesday, February 10 and Thursday,
Defense Motion to Quash Will Be Heard on Thursday, January 22 in Johnson County District Court CLEBURNE, TX – A pretrial hearing will take place on January 22 for one of the defendants in the Prairieland case, which involves 19 people criminally charged in connection with a July 4, 2025 solidarity demonstration outside the Prairieland
Federal Judge in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case Fines Defense Attorneys Five Hundred Dollars Each After Filing Motion to Compel Discovery, Suggests Defendants Take Pleas FORT WORTH, TX — A federal judge in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center case fined three defense lawyers five hundred dollars each last week for a mistake in a
Lucy Fowlkes Arrested Yesterday and Charged with Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism in What Supporters Say is an Effort to Pressure Her to Cooperate With the State CLEBURNE, TX—Police arrested Lucy Fowlkes at her family home in Weatherford, TX, yesterday. They took her into custody at Johnson County Jail. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation