Rising Tide Drowns Mountain Valley Pipeline SLAPP Suit
Christiansburg, Virginia This morning, February 23, 2024, the Montgomery County Circuit Court ruled in favor of nonprofit organization Rising Tide North America, dismissing a SLAPP (SLAPP—Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation—meant to silence critics [...]
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Constitutionality of Local Park Rules in Eugene
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2023 Contact: Marianne Dugan, Senior Civil Attorney Director; Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Advocates for the Unhoused File Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Local Park Rules in Eugene, Oregon [...]
Andy Ngo Loses Lawsuit: Portland Jury Finds No Fault for Two Activists in Civil Trial
August 8, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Andy Ngo Loses Lawsuit: Portland Jury Finds No Fault for Two Activists in Civil Trial Portland, Oregon—After seven days of trial, a 12-person Multnomah County (Portland) jury found [...]
Oregon Recording Law Overturned: What it means
Every summer, CLDC is honored to host future movement attorneys as part of our law clerk program. We believe lawyers have much to contribute to movements outside of the courtroom and hope their time with [...]
Lawsuit Filed on Eve of One-Year Anniversary of Supreme Court Dobbs Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2023 Contact: Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Lawsuit Filed on Eve of One-Year [...]
20 Years Later, We STILL Have Your Back
Having been an activist in high school and college, I went to law school because I wanted to be as useful [...]
CLDC is hiring a Development Director
CLDC is hiring! Development Director (full-time salaried with benefits) Position to start immediately Preferred candidate will work from Eugene, Oregon office [...]
Black Lives Matter Activists File Motion for Summary Judgment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2023 Contact: Lauren Regan, Director and Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Black Lives Matter Activists [...]
Five Suggestions for When State Repression Comes to Town
Five Suggestions for When State Repression Comes to Town CLDC has been providing movement aligned legal support to the campaigns and [...]
California’s untested ‘SLAPPback’ Statute Allows Citizens of Weed to Fight Back Against the Silencing of Free Speech
MEDIA ADVISORY January 23, 2023 Contact: Lauren Regan, Director and Senior Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Citizens of Weed, California [...]