City Dismisses Charges Against SLEEPS Activist

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...
Another win for CLDC

Another win for CLDC

Last week, a federal court in Montana dismissed a charge against a citizen journalist attempting to observe and document the government roundup of wild buffalo outside Yellowstone National Park. Each year, five federal and state agencies expend $5 million of taxpayer...
Affirming the right to record police

Affirming the right to record police

firBy Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, federal courts issued two decisions affirming the right of citizens to record police under the First Amendment. In Atlanta, a court held the police department in contempt of court for...

First Amendment victory in Pennsylvania

By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary & Cooperating Attorney Last week, a federal court in Pennsylvania struck down a state law aimed at restricting the free speech rights of prisoners. In Mumia Abu Jamal v. Kane, the court addressed a new state law in...

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