ATLANTA — Atlanta's "Stop Cop City" protest case will be back in court Monday morning, with four defendants having motions before a judge.

The case includes 61 people who were indicted on RICO and other charges in 2023 by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr for alleged acts tied to the long-running and sprawling protest movement against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center (called " Cop City" by its opponents).

One of the complications in proceedings is that the defendants were severed (separated) from one another in May by Judge Kevin Farmer.

Lawyers for four of the defendants on Monday will argue on motions including one to dismiss the charges and another to suppress certain evidence, 11Alive's Dan Kennedy reports.

It comes after the first defendant to reach trial in the case,

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