Andy Ngo Loses Lawsuit: Portland Jury Finds No Fault for Two Activists in Civil Trial
August 8, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Andy Ngo Loses Lawsuit: Portland Jury Finds No Fault for Two Activists in Civil Trial Portland, Oregon—After seven days of trial, a 12-person Multnomah County (Portland) [...]
Oregon Recording Law Overturned: What it means
Every summer, CLDC is honored to host future movement attorneys as part of our law clerk program. We believe lawyers have much to contribute to movements outside of the courtroom and hope their time with [...]
A Year Without Roe
Every summer, CLDC is honored to host future movement attorneys as part of our law clerk program. This year our clerks are an impressive group. Many of them went to law school after years of [...]
Lawsuit Filed on Eve of One-Year Anniversary of Supreme Court Dobbs Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2023 Contact: Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Lawsuit Filed on Eve of One-Year Anniversary of Supreme Court Dobbs Ruling: Springfield Police Department Shows Pattern of Violence Towards [...]
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CLDC is hiring a Development Director
CLDC is hiring! Development Director (full-time salaried with benefits) Position to start immediately Preferred candidate will work from Eugene, Oregon office [...]
Black Lives Matter Activists File Motion for Summary Judgment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2023 Contact: Lauren Regan, Director and Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Black Lives Matter Activists [...]
Five Suggestions for When State Repression Comes to Town
Five Suggestions for When State Repression Comes to Town CLDC has been providing movement aligned legal support to the campaigns and [...]
California’s untested ‘SLAPPback’ Statute Allows Citizens of Weed to Fight Back Against the Silencing of Free Speech
MEDIA ADVISORY January 23, 2023 Contact: Lauren Regan, Director and Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Citizens of Weed, California [...]
City of Eugene Drops Charges Against Houseless Advocate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2023 Contact: Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org City of Eugene Drops Charges Against Houseless [...]
Monthly donors enable us to defend the defenders.
Greetings of solidarity from all of us at CLDC! By now many of you have likely received our end of year [...]