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The Legacy of Police Massacres: Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street” and Philadelphia’s MOVE Organization

by Marianne Dugan | जून 1, 2021 | Blog, Cases

100 years ago this week, on May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents, many of them deputized and given weapons by city officials, attacked Black residents and businesses of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, from land and air. The white mob destroyed...

Journalist and Congressional Candidate Settles Civil Rights Suit Against Humboldt County and Two Sheriff’s Deputies for Abuse of Civil Rights

by CLDC | मई 24, 2021 | Cases, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2021 Contacts: Lauren Regan, Executive Director & Senior Staff Attorney Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Journalist and Congressional Candidate Settles Civil Rights Suit Against Humboldt...

Houseless Activist Continues His Fight For Free Speech

by CLDC | अप्रैल 29, 2021 | Cases, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2021 Contact: Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Houseless Activist Continues His Fight For Free Speech Eugene, OR – Yesterday, local houseless activist Eric Jackson filed an appeal to the Oregon Court...

CLDC Files Civil Rights Suit On Behalf of Black Unity Members Brutalized by Springfield Police

by CLDC | मार्च 8, 2021 | Cases, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2021 Contact: Lauren Regan, Executive Director & Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org CLDC Files Civil Rights Suit On Behalf of Black Unity Members Brutalized by Springfield Police Eugene, OR —Today, the Civil...

CLDC Client Prosecuted for First Amendment-Protected Chalking Outside of Representative’s Office

by CLDC | फरवरी 25, 2021 | Cases, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2021 Contacts: ORD2 Indivisible Steering Committee contact@ORD2Indivisible.org Sarah Alvarez, CLDC Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org CLDC Client Prosecuted for First Amendment-Protected Chalking Outside of...

CLDC Amends Civil Rights Suit After New Details About Police Misconduct Uncovered

by CLDC | फरवरी 22, 2021 | Cases, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2021 Contacts: Lauren Regan, Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney info@cldc.org or (541) 687-9810 Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney mdugan@cldc.org or (541) 687-9810 CLDC Amends Civil Rights Suit After New Details...

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The Legacy of Police Massacres: Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street” and Philadelphia’s MOVE Organization

Journalist and Congressional Candidate Settles Civil Rights Suit Against Humboldt County and Two Sheriff’s Deputies for Abuse of Civil Rights

Houseless Activist Continues His Fight For Free Speech

CLDC Files Civil Rights Suit On Behalf of Black Unity Members Brutalized by Springfield Police

CLDC Client Prosecuted for First Amendment-Protected Chalking Outside of Representative’s Office

CLDC Amends Civil Rights Suit After New Details About Police Misconduct Uncovered

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