Release: Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Lawsuit Settled in Texas
CLDC coordinated twenty-nine individuals and organizations named in a civil lawsuit filed by the notorious Canadian pipeline company, TransCanada, agreed under duress today to settle, under threat of expansive injunction terms. The far-reaching Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) was filed on the heels of record numbers of non-violent protests in Texas opposing the controversial [...] . . . .
Scientists Develop “Privacy Visor” to Thwart Facial Recognition Technology
Law enforcement is increasingly using facial recognition software. It’s unclear how such technology will affect protest movements… We recommend checking out this article! http://activistdefense.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/scientists-develop-privacy-visor-to-thwart-facial-recognition-technology/ . . . .
Direct Legal Defense Dispatch: Live from the Lone Star State
Direct Legal Defense Dispatch: Live from the Lone Star State by Lauren Regan ‘Civil Liberties Defense Center’ I’m sitting in the Houston airport trying to keep my eyes open as I type this. For the last week, I have been on the frontlines of the Tar Sands struggle, to assist in a national day of [...] . . . .