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July 2018

Lawyer Response to ETP’s Reckless Mistreatment of Protesters at the L’eau Est La Vie Pipeline Resistance Camp

By |2018-07-27T16:01:56-07:00July 27th, 2018|Categories: Cases, Current Cases, Know Your Rights, News|Tags: , , , |

As water protectors continue to stand up to the construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, in the Atchafayala Basin, reckless intimidation from Energy Transfer Partners is on the rise! They are asking for protection from Louisiana State Police, and are receiving none. CLDC stands in solidarity with these activists and […]

Chicago Report-back

By |2022-01-10T13:05:26-08:00July 26th, 2018|Categories: News|

REPORT-BACK: CLDC ATTORNEYS IN CHICAGO 

In July of 2018, CLDC staff attorneys Lauren Regan and Cooper Brinson went to Chicago to refine our approaches to police and jail/prison misconduct litigation by attending the National Lawyers Guild’s National Police Accountability Project “Police Misconduct Trials A-Z.” In addition to honing our skills, we […]

June 2018

May 2018

Defending Frontline Activists in Virginia and Pennsylvania

By |2018-06-15T12:50:47-07:00May 15th, 2018|Categories: Featured, News|Tags: , , , |

The CLDC has been providing legal support to the frontline pipeline heroes in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Recently, the Reilly family’s Virginia farm has been threatened, stolen and logged by the Mountain Valley Pipeline Corporation as it trampled upon their property rights and destroyed their pristine acreage that contains forest and creeks in order to stuff yet another unnecessary pipeline underground.

Happy May Day from the CLDC!

By |2018-06-15T15:48:59-07:00May 1st, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

On this historic day of International Solidarity with the Worker, we honor the long struggle against capitalism for human dignity. Please enjoy this video by CLDC intern Dylan Stirewalt of worldwide May Day protests and actions, and remember to visit our Know Your Rights page before you hit the streets!

April 2018

Valve Turners to Present Climate Necessity Defense

By |2018-08-13T12:42:09-07:00April 23rd, 2018|Categories: Featured, Fundraising, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Eugene, OR — Today is a historic moment for climate activists in the U.S. The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a lower trial court’s ruling that will allow four climate activists to provide evidence of the necessity of their actions to a jury of their peers.

Chilling of Protestor Freedom in Iowa

By |2019-05-16T18:18:32-07:00April 19th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

SF 2235, An Act Relating to Criminal Acts Committed On or Against Critical Infrastructure and Providing Penalties: A chilling of protestor freedom in Iowa. This bill has passed both houses of the Iowa Legislature and is pending Gubernatorial approval. The original version of the bill passed the Senate and was sent to the House, where it was expanded and reintroduced for Senate approval. The Senate ultimately voted to pass the bill 35-13.

March 2018

Victory for Valve Turner!

By |2018-07-18T09:12:13-07:00March 22nd, 2018|Categories: Featured, News|Tags: , , , , , |

On Monday night I laid awake all night long in an uncomfortable hotel bed waiting for my alarm to go off at 6am. I was obsessively ruminating on the sentencing presentation I would give to the Chouteau County District Court in Fort Benton, MT on Tuesday morning on behalf of Valve Turner Leonard Higgins.

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