New Hampshire | Free Keene

Court Order in State v. Jason Talley

by Highline | Apr 10, 2012 | 6 comments

– Court order denying the motion to reconsider the “quashing” of Circut Court Administrative Judge Edwin Kelly and Superior Court Chief Judge Tina Nadeau’s subpoenas to appear as defense witnesses in State v. Jason Talley .PDF

Free Concord Litter Pickup @ 2pm on 4/20

by Garret Ean | Apr 9, 2012 | 1 comment

This year there will be a Free Concord litter pickup on 4/20, meeting at 2pm in front of the state house. Bags and gloves will be provided. For the celebrations after the litter pickup, you may want to bring chalk, musical instruments, signs, or anything else that you think would contribute to the peaceful atmosphere. Facebook event page:

http://www.facebook.com/events/422994687727789/

State Filed Documents in State v. Jason Talley

by Highline | Apr 9, 2012 | 19 comments

– State’s “Motion In Limine” requesting the court forbid Jason Talley from showing the warning letter from the New Hampshire Attorney General to the jury in his “Effect of Ignorance or Mistake” defense .PDF

The Attorney General’s letter is here.

– State’s “Motion In Limine” and request to strike Adam Mueller (Ademo) as a defense witness .PDF

The ruling on the above motions should be out later this week.

We did not file a written response, but we did make a brief oral argument.

Free(er) Thanks to You!

by Derrick Horton | Apr 9, 2012 | 10 comments

On Friday evening, some friends came to the Cheshire County House of Corrections (AKA the Keene Spiritual Retreat) with $500. They gave it to some of the agents working there with an agreement that in exchange, the agents would release me from their cage. I am now out of jail, but I am to be under house arrest.

THANK YOU to those of you who donated to my bail campaign. When it is returned after trial, it will be reinvested to help the next victim of state aggression. Any amount over the initial $500 needed will go toward paying legal council. That donation page can be found here.

Thank you also to those of you who visited, wrote letters, made phone calls, wrote blogposts, and shared links on facebook. I’ve caught up on everything facebook related, but since a lot of the letters didn’t reach the jail before I left, it will take more time to get back to those (since they have to forward them to me).

Thanks especially to those of you who filmed and edited video of the story. I have no doubt that this video helped to introduce the story and get everyone on the same page and resulted in my speedy return.

I have blogged extensively about my experience at LiveFreeOrDance.com/Released-from-Jail. It’s a dream to be a part of a community that is so supportive. Thank you.

Union Leader to Sue ICE Secret Police

by Garret Ean | Apr 8, 2012 | 1 comment

From FreeConcord.org:

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement are apparently now operating under a policy of not disclosing information about those that they arrest. Making their arrests and ultimate deportations essentially disappearances, ICE operations have progressively degraded the civil rights of those deemed to be undocumented immigrants. When even the nativist NH newspaper, the Union Leader, criticizes the practices of the federal paramilitary organization, it is worth taking notice.

An unsigned editorial published today wanted to clarify that it was not advocating for the rights of those arrested to not be disappeared. In obedient praise of federal immigration policy, the newspaper so subjectively reported, “We are all for getting illegal bad guys off the street.” Language focused against a targeted demographic couldn’t get more presumptuously loaded than “illegal bad guy”. But while the UL is happy to report the word of the federal government that the immigrants arrested were all dangerous criminals, they will not idly accept news of NH arrests without the most basic unit of information attached: the name of the arrested party. (more…)