New federal policy requires search warrants for stingray cellphone surveillanc
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new policy that all federal law enforcement agents must obtain a search warrant prior to using a “stingray” for cell phone...
Youth rise up to address climate change
August 12, 2015 By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, at the Next Generation Climate Justice Action Camp (NGCJAC), a diverse group of youth and adult organizers met in Southern Oregon to share tools and stories and prepare the...
Federal court finds jail for immigrant children unlawful
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, a federal court in California held that holding immigrant children from Central America in jail during their immigration proceedings was unlawful because it violates the terms of a...
City Dismisses Charges Against SLEEPS Activist
EUGENE, OR: On Friday July 24, 2015, the Assistant City Attorney of Eugene dismissed a criminal case that he filed and prosecuted against Hedin Brugh, a long-time SLEEPS activist who advocated for unhoused people. The Civil Liberties Defense Center’s Lauren Regan had...
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