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) [...]
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 activists in the so called U.S. for over 20 years now. In that time [...]
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 who fought a corporate water grab are suing the Sacramento law firm and the [...]
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 Advocate Who Spoke Out Against City Manager at the Downtown Riverfront Park Grand Opening [...]
Final Black Lives Matter activist arrested at Springfield protest exonerated in State Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2022 Contact: Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 info@cldc.org Final Black Lives Matter activist arrested at [...]
Two Years Later: the struggle against police killings of Black people continues
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.
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, [...]
Pro Bono Legal Support Services for Direct Action Movements
Pro Bono Legal Support Services for Direct Action Movements by CLDC Staff CLDC has been offering know your rights trainings and [...]
Civil Lawsuits & Privacy: What Activists Need to Know
Civil Lawsuits & Privacy: What Activists Need to Know Protecting Your Privacy When You Want to Sue the Government for Harming [...]
New Legal Resources For Line 3 Water Protectors
New Legal Resources For Line 3 Water Protectors The Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) and the Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC) [...]