Rising Tide Drowns Mountain Valley Pipeline SLAPP Suit
Christiansburg, Virginia This morning, February 23, 2024, the Montgomery County Circuit Court ruled in favor of nonprofit organization Rising Tide North America, dismissing a SLAPP (SLAPP—Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation—meant to silence critics [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Greetings of solidarity from all of us at CLDC! By now many of you have likely received our end of year [...]
Rogue Climate and 350 Eugene challenge Oregon Titan Fusion Center, demanding enforcement of anti-surveillance law and an end to illegal surveillance of activists.
Media Notice: IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2022 Contact: Lauren Regan, Senior Attorney and Director (541) 687-9180, lregan@cldc.org Rogue Climate and 350 [...]
CLDC is hiring a Development Director
CLDC is hiring a Development Director Job Summary: The CLDC Development Director (DD) is an experienced nonprofit professional working directly with the Executive [...]
De-Arresting: Important Legal Information for Street Actions
De-Arresting: Important Legal Information for Street Actions Since the George Floyd Uprisings that began in May 2020, the tactic of “de-arresting” [...]