Statement from CLDC Executive Director Lauren Regan on Green Scare defendant Joseph Dibee plea agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 From Lauren Regan, Director and Senior Staff Attorney, Civil Liberties Defense Center On April 21, 2022 at 12:30 pm, Joseph Dibee had his federal change of plea hearing with Judge [...]
2021 Year in Review
CLDC's 2021 Year in Review With CLDC's Founder and Executive Director, [...]
What the Jury Didn’t Know at the Eric King Trial
On March 18, 2022, political prisoner Eric King was acquitted by a federal jury of [...]
KING VERDICT: Imprisoned Anti-racist Activist Eric King Acquitted of New Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2022 Contacts: Lauren Regan, Executive Director & Senior Staff Attorney [...]
Eric King Trial Begins March 14th: Courtroom Support and Decorum
March 8, 2022 Dear friends and family of Eric King: On behalf of the Civil [...]
Summer Warmup: Know Your Rights as it Heats Up
May 26, 2022
3:00 pm PT — 5:00 pm PT
Zoom
Summer Warmup: Know Your Rights as it Heats Up
Summer often brings a surge in social and political movement activity. Join CLDC Executive Director and attorney Lauren Regan to learn what you most need to know moving forward. Knowing your rights beforehand empowers activists to be bolder in the streets!Activist Defense
The CLDC represents activists that, in the course of fighting for a better world, are arrested and criminally charged. We believe their courage deserves the best possible defense that can incorporate the political, social, and philosophical motivations of these activists.
Civil Cases
The CLDC engages in civil litigation to hold the powerful accountable and to protect the rights of activists and marginalized communities. Our civil litigation is aimed at holding governments, corporations, and the powerful accountable when they violate the constitutional rights of others. The civil practice of the CLDC is shaped and driven by a desire to create a lasting impact.
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The Civil Liberties Defense Center supports movements that seek to dismantle the political and economic structures at the root of social inequality and environmental destruction. We provide litigation, education, legal and strategic resources to strengthen and embolden their success.
CLDC educates, supports and defends grassroots activists nationwide. We are dedicated to being a backbone for the grassroots and the frontlines. We help activists navigate the legal system, we represent them at no cost when they are arrested and we help them make smart choices in the face of state repression. We provide the necessary legal support so that activists can have long, sustainable lifetimes fighting in the movement for justice.
We also provide Know Your Rights and other legal trainings for activists and other vulnerable groups such as youth, tribes, the houseless community and the undocumented community. We believe that knowledge is power, and when people have the tools and understanding to take action and demand that the government honor all their rights, then grassroots activism will be the best chance of exacting necessary change.