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 and...
Oregon Recording Law Overturned: What it means

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 CLDC as clerks prepares them for that important work. As part of...
A Year Without Roe

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 movement involvement with the hopes of expanding their impact. We invited B,...
Celebrating 20 Years: New Merch!

Celebrating 20 Years: New Merch!

As our 20th anniversary party draws near, we’re launching a pre-sale for hoodies, t-shirts, and stickers featuring our new logo! The pre-sale begins today, May 15, and runs through May 29. All of our shirts and stickers are printed by the Gloo Factory, a...
20 Years Later, We STILL Have Your Back

20 Years Later, We STILL Have Your Back

Having been an activist in high school and college, I went to law school because I wanted to be as useful as possible in order to save the planet and its inhabitants.  After a few years as an environmental lawyer suing the Forest Service and other governmental...

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