A Springfield Black Lives Matter Retrospective

A Springfield Black Lives Matter Retrospective

July 29, 2020 – A Springfield Black Lives Matter Retrospective Anyone present during the Black Unity-led protest in Springfield’s Thurston Hills neighborhood on the night of July 29, 2020, will likely remember it forever. The protest was focused on supporting a...
Grand Jury resistance: Not if, but how

Grand Jury resistance: Not if, but how

CLDC has a commitment to developing strong mentor relationships with students and aspiring movement attorneys through our intern and law clerk programs. Our interns and clerks receive a very hands-on experience in activist legal and communications support, working...
Firelight Press Conference

Firelight Press Conference

  Last week we had an important victory for Indigenous sovereignty in Anishinaabe territory, so-called northern Minnesota.  Claire Glenn, the attorney fellow for the Line 3 Defense Project of the Civil Liberties Defense Center and Water Protector Legal...

2021 Year in Review

CLDC’s 2021 Year in Review With CLDC’s Founder and Executive Director, Lauren Regan, celebrating her 25th year of lawyering this year, we have much to reflect on, be grateful for, and share with our community. You can learn more about our 2021 victories...

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