CLDC in the News
"We are talking about a conditions-of-confinement issue," said Muhammad's attorney, Lauren Regan, director of litigation and advocacy at the Civil Liberties Defense Center. The group advocates for civil liberties for political prisoners and took on Muhammad's case last month. "Malik is designated 100 percent disabled as a combat veteran because of extreme PTSD. And the Department of Corrections knows that."
Armando el Sistema Legal: El Caso Contra los 4 de Florida
Lauren Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center, stated, "It is deeply unjust that these social justice activists have been used as political pawns in the highly contentious national fight over abortion and access to reproductive health care —and under Joe Biden's Department of Justice."
Periodista condenado a 14 días de cárcel tras ser atacado en manifestación de los Proud Boys
Declaración del Centro para la Defensa de las Libertades Civiles (CLDC) sobre la sentencia de la periodista independiente Alissa Azar.
Anarquista en Carolina del Sur que enfrenta una citación federal emite una declaración
A continuación, una declaración de un anarquista de Carolina del Sur que enfrenta una citación federal. Para más información sobre represión estatal y jurados de acusación, consulta estos artículos de CrimethInc. y el Centro de Defensa de las Libertades Civiles.
Según el Civil Liberties Defense Center, una observador legal es una persona capacitada, generalmente un estudiante de derecho o un profesional del ámbito jurídico, cuya función es supervisar las interacciones que se dan en las manifestaciones con el fin de ofrecer un relato confiable de los hechos y exigir rendición de cuentas a las fuerzas del orden. Por lo general, los observadores legales también visten ropa identificable para indicar su condición.
Lauren Regan de la Centro de Defensa de las Libertades Civiles continuará involucrando a la audiencia en la protección legal de los activistas mientras se desafían las injusticias sistémicas.
3 Atlanta activists are arrested after their fund bailed out protesters of 'Cop City'
Lauren Regan, executive director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center, called the arrests an "extreme provocation" in a statement.
"Bailing out protestors who exercise their constitutionally protected rights is simply not a crime," Regan said. "In fact, it is a historically grounded tradition in the very same social and political movements that the city of Atlanta prides itself on. Someone had to bail out civil rights activists in the 60's — I think we can all agree that community support isn't a crime,"
Assassinated in cold blood': activist killed protesting Georgia's 'Cop City'
Police raids on the forest intensified until 14 December, when a half-dozen "forest defenders" were arrested and charged with "domestic terrorism" under state law – another unprecedented development in US environmental activism, said Lauren Regan.
Un nuevo proyecto de ley en Oregón podría calificar a los manifestantes ecologistas como terroristas
Advocates in Oregon have pointed to other events in Georgia as an example of the ways in which a domestic terrorism bill could be used to target protesters. Georgia lawmakers first expanded the state's definition of domestic terrorism in 2017 to include crimes committed with the intent to "alter, change, or coerce the policy of the government."
There was a stated reason for why the [Georgia] law was passed — to target mass shootings," said Sarah Alvarez, a staff attorney with the Civil Liberties Defense Center. "Now it's being twisted to apply to environmental protesters who haven't harmed anyone. That is the concern that I have when I look at the Oregon bill."
"It's just this incredibly short-sighted fix," Alvarez said of the paramilitary bill. "I applaud them for wanting to try to make fixes, but it just doesn't seem to take into account the reality of what people experience on the ground."
CLDC attorneys argue the blanket curfew was unconstitutional because it was not narrowly tailored with ample alternatives for free expression, was overbroad, and that "no reasonable officer could believe there was probable cause for arrest."
Anti-riot laws aren't about curbing violence—they're about stifling civil dissent
Si bien las nuevas leyes aumentan los riesgos para los manifestantes, Regan cree que la mejor manera de combatir la legislación contra las protestas es construir un movimiento a gran escala, y que los organizadores deben aprender a actuar en un entorno cada vez más restrictivo.
"That level of citizen accountability, especially when it comes to police misconduct, does not exist in the prison system. There are no cell phones that incarcerated people have, there are no cameras that they get to control," said Regan. "The BOP employees know where the cameras are and are not. So when they are committing acts of misconduct they know better than many how to get away with it."
"What we are seeing at Line 3 are definitely more significant charges or serious charges with the potential for more serious punishments," said Lauren Regan, executive director and a senior attorney at the Civil Liberties Defense Center, which is helping represent pipeline activists.
Cómo proteger tu celular contra la vigilancia estatal
On today's show, It's Going Down presents a presentation from the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) based out of Eugene, Oregon, about state and corporate surveillance, your cell phone, and how to lock it down to keep unwanted eyes from getting inside of it.
La charla presenta a Lauren Reagan, quien ha sido invitada al programa en múltiples ocasiones, así como a Glencora Borradaile, autora de "Defend Dissent". Esta presentación llega en un momento en que muchas personas nuevas se están involucrando en movimientos sociales emergentes, y a pesar del auge de herramientas como ProtonMail y Signal Messenger, el Estado evoluciona constantemente sus tácticas y presiona en contra de la autonomía digital y la autodefensa contra la vigilancia.
Springfield espió a Black Unity, alega demanda
It's been more than a year since the July 29, 2020, Black Lives Matter-related protest in Springfield's Thurston neighborhood that was sparked by a noose decoration hanging in a resident's yard.
Biden is Expanding Trump's War on "Domestic Violent Extremism" — and It's Sweeping Up Black People
Far from breaking with Trump's civil disorder prosecutions, Biden has doubled down with an expansive view of extremism.
Mientras el noroeste del Pacífico se recupera de temperaturas récord y se prepara para otra temporada de incendios, los casos de cuatro activistas climáticos fueron desestimados el miércoles en el Tribunal de Circuito del Condado de Clark en Vancouver, Washington.
Cargos desestimados contra activistas que intentaron bloquear envío de 2019 en Puerto de Vancouver
Mientras el noroeste del Pacífico se recupera de temperaturas récord y se prepara para otra temporada de incendios, los casos de cuatro activistas climáticos fueron desestimados el miércoles en el Tribunal de Circuito del Condado de Clark en Vancouver, Washington.
18 de junio de 2021: Lecciones aprendidas a pulso
Esta semana, Kite Line comparte lecciones difíciles obtenidas a partir de experiencias de lucha en ambos lados de los muros de la prisión. Ryan Fatica de Perilous Chronicle regresa con Lauren Regan del Civil Liberties Defense Center, quien tiene pautas para los manifestantes.
11 de junio de 2021: Marius Mason y Eric King
Nuestro programa de esta semana regresa al 11 de junio, el día internacional de solidaridad con los prisioneros anarquistas de larga data. El enfoque del 11 de junio es superar el aislamiento que enfrentan estos prisioneros de larga data, a medida que los movimientos en los que participaron hace años dan paso a nuevas luchas y nuevas generaciones de radicales.
4 de junio de 2021: Amenazas Continuas a Eric King
We start off this week's show with a roundup of prison disturbances compiled by Perilous Chronicle. Afterwards, we speak with Lauren Regan, the Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center.
El asesinato de George Floyd: un año después
Mientras el noroeste del Pacífico se recupera de temperaturas récord y se prepara para otra temporada de incendios, los casos de cuatro activistas climáticos fueron desestimados el miércoles en el Tribunal de Circuito del Condado de Clark en Vancouver, Washington.
CKMUD Noticias de la Noche, Condado de Humboldt, California. 1 de junio de 2021
Eric King's civil rights lawsuit alleges a pattern of abuse by Bureau of Prison Guards across several facilities.
Video: Representando clientes radicales
Únete a nosotros para una presentación del Tilted Scales Collective sobre los puntos clave de su nuevo libro, REPRESENTANDO RADICALES, con una perspectiva adicional de Lauren Regan, directora ejecutiva del Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC).
Leaders of Eugene's Black Lives Matter movement reflect on momentous year — for better or worse
Tyshawn Ford (our client), on protesting: "...it creates mutual aid networks and it's a way to educate the community about the problems that are actually happening," he said. "Even though I might not physically change laws and stuff like that, protesting does so much for the community."
According to the Civil Liberties Defense Center, people have a First Amendment right to record the police and "public servants performing their public duties in a public place have no right to privacy regarding your right to record their actions."
Wilansky busca millones de dólares en indemnización por daños y perjuicios en su demanda presentada ante el Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos en Bismarck en noviembre de 2018, alegando uso excesivo de la fuerza, agresión, negligencia, angustia emocional y difamación.
La ley contra el "camping" en Medford atrae atención nacional
A partir del 1 de mayo, las personas que acampen y incumplan estas normas podrían ser acusadas de un delito menor de Clase C, castigado con hasta 30 días de cárcel y una multa de $500. El cambio provocó indignación en la comunidad y en todo el país. Tanto el Centro Nacional de Derecho para las Personas sin Hogar como el Centro de Defensa de las Libertades Civiles se pusieron en contacto con las autoridades de la ciudad de Medford para aconsejarles que no aprobaran la ordenanza.
HB 3145, un caso para la transparencia
Por Juan Chávez y Lauren Regan
Brandishing a weapon during a road rage incident. Falsifying paperwork in a fraudulent insurance scheme. Lying to investigators. These are just a few examples of numerous incidents of misconduct by dozens of deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department revealed through the release of a cache of disciplinary records.
Por Sarah Álvarez
On March 25, 2021, Springfield Police Department's "independent" expert, former police chief Rick Braziel, released an assessment of SPD's response to the July 29, 2020, Black Unity protest.
Lauren Regan, who is representing the fire chief pro bono and serves as Director and Senior Attorney at the Civil Liberties Defense Center, stated: 'The fact that an Oregon State Trooper would criminally cite a Fire Chief in this instance is contrary to the law and public policy.
El 25 de marzo, la Ciudad de Springfield publicó los hallazgos de una investigación independiente sobre las acciones del Departamento de Policía de Springfield durante la infame protesta Black Unity en Thurston el pasado julio.
Homeless Advocacy Groups Criticize Medford's Proposed Camping Restrictions
El National Homelessness Law Center y el Civil Liberties Defense Center escribieron la semana pasada al ayuntamiento de Medford, aconsejándole que no aprobara una ordenanza propuesta para cambiar las leyes de acampada. Los grupos dicen que las nuevas regulaciones criminalizarían aún más la falta de hogar y penalizarían a las personas que se quedan sin hogar debido a los incendios forestales.
'A historic day': Weed strikes deal for water source after years long battle
"It's a historic day for the City of Weed," said city manager Tim Rundel. "We've now secured water rights needed to provide water to the citizens of Weed indefinitely."
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CLDC demanda a Springfield y a la policía, manifestantes demandan a Springfield y a la policía
El 8 de marzo, el Civil Liberties Defense Center y manifestantes de Black Unity presentaron una demanda federal de derechos civiles contra la ciudad de Springfield, el departamento de policía y varios oficiales más, nombrados y anónimos.
Demanda alega que la policía de Springfield violó los derechos civiles de los manifestantes de BLM
La demanda, presentada en nombre de Black Unity, un grupo de defensa de la justicia racial, y otras dos personas que estaban filmando la protesta, afirma que sus derechos constitucionales fueron violados por la Policía de Springfield (SPD), incluido el jefe de la policía Richard Lewis, en una protesta el 29 de julio de 2020 en Thurston.
The University of Oregon's Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is under way, though this year the annual confab is going virtual. Among other events, the Civil Liberties Defense Center's Executive Director Lauren Regan (pictured) and other environmental lawyers will discuss Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) lawsuits.
Manifestante obligado a pagar por tizar la acera
Safay's lawyer, Lauren Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Eugene, sought to have the citation dismissed, arguing Safay specifically used a sidewalk chalk designed to be temporary and argued the code was "intended to apply to permanent or semi-permanent marks."
Defensa de Standing Rock, Combate a la Represión Estatal: Una Entrevista con Lauren Regan
After refusing to testify, the Magistrate Judge overseeing the grand jury held Steve in contempt of court and ordered him imprisoned. After nearly three weeks in jail, Steve was released, but the government's attack on him continues. In order to learn more about his case and the broader climate of repression against activists and protestors, I spoke with Lauren Regan, executive director and lead attorney with the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Oregon.
Demanda contra Eugene busca cambiar la respuesta policial a las protestas
A medida que las confrontaciones entre oficiales de policía y manifestantes se vuelven cada vez más comunes, el Civil Liberties Defense Center está demandando a la ciudad de Eugene y a oficiales de policía del Departamento de Policía de Eugene por el trato a activistas y residentes de la ciudad durante las protestas de Black Lives Matter el año pasado. Escuchamos a Lauren Regan, directora ejecutiva y abogada principal del centro, sobre las actualizaciones de la demanda.
Mujer de Ashland Multada por Usar Tiza en la Acera Durante Protesta en Medford
Safay's attorney, Sarah Alvarez with the Civil Liberties Defense Center, says the code enforcement was motivated by her client's political speech and was a violation of her rights under the Oregon Constitution and the First Amendment. "Everybody, including Ms. Safay, has the right to protest and express dissent towards their government and in this case the firm Hornecker Cowling, it seemed to us, that they were using their connection and access to silence dissent and Ms. Safay's and the other activists' political message," Alvarez says
26 de febrero de 2021: Sobrevivir a la represión desde la Bahía hasta Standing Rock
In order to learn more about Steve's situation, Perilous Chronicle editor Ryan Fatica spoke with Lauren Regan, Lead Attorney and Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Oregon who has spent many years of her life dedicated to defending those facing charges for their participation social movements. Our segment this week focuses primarily on another water protector, Sophia Wilansky. Lauren is representing Wilansky, a Standing Rock protestor who is suing law enforcement for injuries she sustained during a protest on the Backwater Bridge at Standing Rock in 2016 and has been following the grand jury proceedings closely.
Eugene CLDC Amends Filing Against City of Eugene & EPD To Name Officers In May 31 Protest
In the CLDC initial filing, officers had not been identified, but are now being included after identities were revealed during a discovery process. They're also calling for the removal of Sgt. William "Bill" Solesbee, or at least asking he be placed on desk duty.
"One thing that repeatedly leapt off the page of the civil discovery documents was a name that we have all seen far too many times in association with police brutality against protestors — Sgt. William Solesbee," Lauren Regan, director and attorney with CLDC, said in a statement.
Attorneys are still pursuing the lawsuit on behalf of six other people who sued the city over the way Eugene police handled a peaceful protest that turned into a riot on May 31. That's separate from a case the city settled with a Eugene Weekly reporter shot with tear gas covering the protest.
On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we again speak with Lauren Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC), about the changing face of State repression as the new administration takes power and the push by various forces to paint protest as "domestic terrorism."
La búsqueda de agua para la ciudad de Weed, además de las demandas
Water is always a complicated subject in California, and perhaps more complicated in Weed. The city does not own its water source, Roseburg Forest Products does. So the city is working to secure a new water source while the lawsuits fly. Some of those suits have been filed by the company against residents of Weed involved with the group Water for Citizens of Weed California (WCWC), including the "Weed 9" who have expressed objections to RFP's behavior. We sort this out with Bruce Shoemaker from WCWC and Rebecca Chapman from the Civil Liberties Defense Center.
Plaintiffs Suing City, EPD Want 'Meaningful Change' in Response to Police Violence
Un grupo de demandantes locales representados por el Centro de Defensa de las Libertades Civiles que demandan a la Ciudad de Eugene y al Departamento de Policía de Eugene por durante las protestas de Black Lives Matter a finales de mayo.
Discussion with Lauren Regan on corporate SLAPP suits and in particular the oil and gas industry's utilization of RICO against grassroots environmental activists...miscarriages of justice in Chevron's RICO action...Lauren's defense of the "Valve Turners"...[and] police misconduct and crowd control by private security firms, including at Standing Rock and the way forward for attorneys in supporting and advocating for grassroots activists.
Reporter Henry Houston said he and the Civil Liberties Defense Center, which filed the lawsuit on his behalf in the U.S. District Court in Eugene, on Wednesday settled with the city for $45,000, according to the city. Houston said he'd asked the city to alter its policing policies as terms for a settlement, but said the city wouldn't consider that path.
Periodista de Eugene y Centro de Defensa de Libertades Civiles demandarán a la ciudad
"While I was recording the response, I was hit by a tear gas canister and shot by pepper balls despite identifying myself as a journalist several times." ... Houston has teamed up with the Civil Liberties Defense Center to bring the City of Eugene, the City Manager, and four "John Doe" officers to court, as the EPD has declined to name the police involved in the incident.
"I was supposed to be protected under the First Amendment and exempt from the city's curfew," said Houston in a CLDC press release. "Across the country, protesters and journalists have been targeted and injured by overzealous police response. With this lawsuit I want to change how policing is done in Eugene."
Attorneys for the Civil Liberties Defense Center are calling actions by the City of Eugene, including Eugene police, in response to the last week of protests "a draconian affront to the dignity of a righteously angered population" and are demanding an end to "preemptive curfews," the use of "unlawful and unconstitutional excessive force" by law enforcement and the stoppage of use of CS/CN gas, projectiles and other riot control measures commonly used by law enforcement.
El 22 de abril, Lauren Regan, directora ejecutiva del Civil Liberties Defense Center, presentó una demanda en el Tribunal Superior del Estado de California, Condado de Siskiyou, contra el bufete de abogados que, según la demanda, inició un litigio estratégico contra la participación pública (SLAPP) contra nueve residentes de Weed. La intención es no solo hacer justicia a los activistas, sino también responsabilizar al bufete de abogados Churchwell White LLP, que presentó la demanda en nombre de Roseburg Forest Products, dice Regan.
"We believe Chevron is going after this public interest lawyer because they want to chill and scare other public interest lawyers from ever suing them," said Regan. "They want to make it so litigants cannot obtain counsel to challenge all the death and poisoning they've done around the planet."
Herramientas de Seguridad Digital para la Organización con el CLDC
We're happy to share the rest of our conversation with Michele Gretes, director of the Digital Security project at the Civil Liberties Defense Center, and Cora Borradaile, who is on the board of the CLDC. For this podcast special, you'll hear the two discuss different tools for more secure, encrypted communication that is available on various platforms to folks organizing.
Lauren Regan sobre Inteligencia Gris y Activismo Ambiental / 179
En este episodio de For The Wild, hablamos con Lauren Regan para discutir el activismo de base, la corrupción corporativa y nuestro derecho a la disidencia. Prestando especial atención a las conexiones de larga data entre las empresas privadas, la industria del petróleo y el gas, y un aumento constante en la legislación punitiva favorable a las corporaciones, le preguntamos a Lauren qué significa el aumento actual de la inteligencia gris para el activismo ambiental. ¿Qué agenda podría promoverse cuando las empresas de seguridad privada que una vez supervisaron la construcción de oleoductos comienzan a intervenir en la recuperación de desastres?
The "choice of evils" defense, also known as the "necessity defense," places the power of justice into the hands of jurors, according to Lauren Regan, lead attorney for the activists and executive director of the CLDC. "With catastrophic climate change looming, it's time for the people to be able to decide who the real criminals are," Regan says. "The greedy corporate profiteers poisoning the water and destroying the planet, or the regular people who are willing to stand up to defend our communities?
This challenge stems from the arrest of homeless advocate Eric Jackson. On Feb. 12, Jackson was arrested and charged with criminal trespass while protesting the criminalization of homelessness by city and county authorities, as well as the plaza's curfew. "He was there to challenge the curfew and was trying to draw attention to ICE at the same time," Lauren Regan, executive director of CLDC, tells Eugene Weekly. "He is a leader and activist in the homeless community."
1. Centro de Defensa de las Libertades Civiles de Lauren Regan. Calle Willamette, 1430, #359. 541-687-9180. CLDC.org.
Standing Rock
Abogada ambiental VALIENTE explica problemas legales de Standing Rock The Young Turks entrevista con nuestra Directora Ejecutiva, Lauren Regan.
STANDING ROCK DOCUMENTS EXPOSE INNER WORKINGS OF "SURVEILLANCE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX" La Intercepción
Protectoras del Agua de DAPL Demandaren por Brutalidad Policial Excesiva Telesur
Eugeneanos Envían Ayuda a Standing Rock Eugene Weekly
FBI's Terrorism Unit Opens Up Investigation Against Dakota Pipeline Opponents Llamada diaria
Viajamos de forma espiritual, manteniéndonos firmes en Standing Rock North Coast Journal
Activistas y cineastas anti-oleoductos enfrentan prisión, generando temores por la prensa libre El Guardián
Arrestos masivos y registros corporales a manifestantes del oleoducto Dakota Access aumentan la tensión DeSmog Blog
Revelado: El equipo contra el terrorismo del FBI investiga a activistas de Standing Rock The Guardian 2/10/17
FBI contacta a los protectores del agua, según The Guardian Indian Country Today 2/10/17
Abogado de Eugene toma una postura, presenta demanda contra agencias de policía de Dakota del Norte KVAL 30/11/16
Apágalo/Cerradores de válvula
Justo a tiempo para Trump, jurado dice que defender el planeta no es un crimen Sueños Comunes
Facing Decades in Prison, Climate Activist Says We Have 'No Choice But Direct Action' Sueños Comunes
Valve-Turning Activist From Oregon Won't Serve Prison Time OPB
Cómo 5 activistas detuvieron el flujo de petróleo de las arenas bituminosas de Alberta hacia EE. UU. Raíces Callejeras
Otros casos
Greenpeace's battle royal over the boreal Ahora Toronto
Un hombre presenta una demanda por violación de derechos civiles en la que reclama $3 millones Guardia de Registro
Próxima Generación Campamento de Acción por la Justicia Climática
Jóvenes activistas se oponen a un oleoducto en Oregón Rojo Verde Azul
Protestas juveniles por contaminación del Desagüe del Estrecho de Klamath Dos Ríos Tribuna
Rendición de cuentas policial
Coalición de grupos de derechos humanos solicita participar en el proceso de contratación del jefe de policía Eugene Weekly
Cámaras de seguridad: ¿efectivas para prevenir la mala conducta policial? Eugene Weekly
General
8 consejos de activistas veteranos para superar una marcha anti-Trump Willamette Weekly
Cómo comprar arte y resistir el odio, también Huffington Post
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