...Journal attorney Pamela Spees argues in court documents that the two "are not one and the same." She describes Earth First as a "broad-based social movement" with no formal membership or leadership structure.

The journal "is a legal entity, unlike the ... philosophy," said Spees, an attorney with the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights. She also wrote that ETP has no evidence to support its contention that the journal is Earth First's "sister organization."

ETP attorneys note that the journal publishes Earth First's manual, "instructing members on how to engage in precisely the type of conduct at issue in this action." ...

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