police brutality

May 2022

Two Years Later: the struggle against police killings of Black people continues

By |2022-05-31T16:45:09-07:00May 31st, 2022|Categories: Articles, Cases, Featured, News, Protest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Eugene, OR –May 25 marked two years since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. Though not the last Black man killed by militarized police, the outrage and heartbreak that flowed from his death spurred an uprising that continues today. 

October 2021

Drop the Charges: Resistance to State Repression of Racial Justice Uprising Continues

By |2023-10-23T16:53:09-07:00October 14th, 2021|Categories: Articles, Featured, News, Protest|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By the Drop the Charges Coalition

An unprecedented number of arrests followed the protests that erupted upon George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police in 2020. It’s difficult to know the exact number of people arrested during such a massive, distributed, and sustained uprising, but 14,000 is generally considered […]

September 2021

Police Tactics for Violently Repressing Mass Movements (trigger warning)

By |2021-09-30T12:21:07-07:00September 29th, 2021|Categories: Articles, Cases, Current Cases, Featured, Fundraising, News, Protest|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Heavy-handed police responses to protests in the United States (and around the world) are nothing new. While horrifically graphic videos and images of police brutality taken by everyday people are now circulated across the Internet in the blink of an eye, the institution of police departments in this country […]

August 2021

Springfield Police Engaged in Politically-Motivated Surveillance and Spying; CLDC Amends Lawsuit

By |2021-08-19T15:33:50-07:00August 19th, 2021|Categories: Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News, Protest|Tags: , , , , , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2021

Contacts: Marianne Dugan or Lauren Regan, Senior Staff Attorneys
541-687-9490
info@cldc.org

Springfield Police Engaged in Politically-Motivated Surveillance and Spying; CLDC Amends Lawsuit

Lane County, Oregon – In light of new evidence, on August 19, 2021, the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) and Black Unity moved to amend their […]

June 2021

The Legacy of Police Massacres: Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street” and Philadelphia’s MOVE Organization

By |2021-06-01T16:16:59-07:00June 1st, 2021|Categories: Articles, Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News|Tags: , , , , |

100 years ago this week, on May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents, many of them deputized and given weapons by city officials, attacked Black residents and businesses of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, from land and air. The white mob destroyed more than 35 square […]

May 2021

Journalist and Congressional Candidate Settles Civil Rights Suit Against  Humboldt County and Two Sheriff’s Deputies for Abuse of Civil Rights

By |2021-05-24T14:38:30-07:00May 24th, 2021|Categories: Articles, Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News|Tags: , , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 24, 2021

Contacts:

Lauren Regan, Executive Director & Senior Staff Attorney
Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney
(541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org

 

Journalist and Congressional Candidate Settles Civil Rights Suit Against  Humboldt County and Two Sheriff’s Deputies for Abuse of Civil Rights

Eureka, CA — Today CLDC attorneys representing journalist Mike Gamms […]

March 2021

CLDC Files Civil Rights Suit On Behalf of Black Unity Members Brutalized by Springfield Police

By |2021-03-08T16:25:19-08:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Articles, Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News|Tags: , , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 8, 2021

Contact: Lauren Regan, Executive Director & Senior Staff Attorney
(541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org

 

CLDC Files Civil Rights Suit On Behalf of Black Unity Members Brutalized by Springfield Police

Eugene, OR —Today, the Civil Liberties Defense Center filed a federal civil rights lawsuit […]

February 2021

CLDC Amends Civil Rights Suit After New Details About Police Misconduct Uncovered

By |2021-02-22T15:30:51-08:00February 22nd, 2021|Categories: Articles, Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 22, 2021

Contacts:

Lauren Regan, Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney
info@cldc.org or (541) 687-9810

Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney
mdugan@cldc.org or (541) 687-9810

 

CLDC Amends Civil Rights Suit After New Details About Police Misconduct Uncovered

Eugene, OR — Today, attorneys with the Civil Liberties Defense Center amended their federal […]

January 2021

Victims of Eugene Police Violence Push City to Enact Meaningful Change

By |2022-02-24T16:18:51-08:00January 12th, 2021|Categories: Current Cases, Featured, News, Protest|Tags: , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 12, 2021

Contacts:

Erin Grady, Plaintiff: (303) 905-8601 or pennyroyale07@gmail.com

Tyler Hendry, Plaintiff: dhg.heroic@gmail.com

Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney: (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org

Victims of Eugene Police Violence Push City to Enact Meaningful Change

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October 2020

Eugene Police Department Settles Excessive Force Lawsuit Brought by Journalist at Eugene Weekly

By |2020-11-17T09:24:52-08:00October 23rd, 2020|Categories: Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News, Projects and Cases|Tags: , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2020

Contacts:

Marianne Dugan, CLDC Senior Staff Attorney
Cooper Brinson, CLDC Staff Attorney
(541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org

Henry Houston
(541) 735-6216 or henry@eugeneweekly.com

 

Eugene Police Department Settles Excessive Force Lawsuit Brought by Journalist at Eugene Weekly

Eugene, OR—Yesterday the City of Eugene agreed to settle a federal civil rights […]

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