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 [...]
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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 (remote considered) Who We Are: The Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) is a nonprofit [...]
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 File Motion for Summary Judgment In Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenging the City of Eugene’s [...]
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 activists in the so called U.S. for over 20 years now. In that time [...]
Anishinaabe Water Protectors’ Cases Dismissed on Indigenous Sovereignty Grounds
ANISHINAABE WATER PROTECTORS’ CASES DISMISSED ON INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2022 Contact: Claire Glenn, Attorney-Fellow for [...]
Jury Unable to Convict Stop the Sweeps Advocate for Asking Cops to Adhere to the Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2022 Contact: Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Jury Unable to Convict Stop the Sweeps [...]
Final Black Lives Matter activist arrested at Springfield protest exonerated in State Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2022 Contact: Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 info@cldc.org Final Black Lives Matter activist arrested at [...]
Two Years Later: the struggle against police killings of Black people continues
Eugene, OR –May 25 marked two years since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. Though not the last Black man killed by militarized police, the outrage and heartbreak that flowed from his death spurred an uprising that continues today.
Statement from CLDC Executive Director Lauren Regan on Green Scare defendant Joseph Dibee plea agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 From Lauren Regan, Director and Senior Staff Attorney, Civil Liberties Defense Center On April 21, [...]
Pro Bono Legal Support Services for Direct Action Movements
Pro Bono Legal Support Services for Direct Action Movements by CLDC Staff CLDC has been offering know your rights trainings and [...]