The recent controversy surrounding the upcoming Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has made it apparent to us that we need to speak up in regard to where we stand, and support those that need it. Below is a copy of a letter we are sending out as an organization, and you can download the letter here.

Operation Backfire / Green Scare defendant Rebecca Rubin receives a 5 year federal prison sentence.

Jerry Koch, held in jail on civil contempt of court as a result of refusing to testify to a grand jury, was ordered released from jail by the Court based upon his Grumbles motion. Download the Order of Court Koch grumbles order More info can be found here:...

Hi friends, The Civil Liberties Defense Center is turning 10 this year! On Saturday March 1st the CLDC will be hosting a 10th birthday party at Sprout (418 A Street, Springfield). This is the same weekend as the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference being held...

Third Megaload Set to Depart By: Carter Squires, CLDC intern The third “Megaload” shipment is slated to leave the port of Umatilla this week. For those not following this issue, megaloads are extremely large pieces of equipment used to mine tarsands (the dirtiest,...

We were named as one of the top ten activist groups in the country by CounterPunch!

Popular Resistance has put up a really cool page that plots protests all over the world over decades. Check it out here: http://www.popularresistance.org/mapped-every-protest-on-the-planet-since-1979/ Nice to see that the intensity and breadth of protests is at the...

Fi-Vo Film has created an app that can be downloaded on an android or iphone that will prevent the destruction of the video. The app is simple in execution. By opening the app, the user is taken directly to the video function of the phone. The phone immediately starts...

“HELP BRING ME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” a life and death appeal from renowned people’s attorney Lynne Stewart. “I need to ask once again for your assistance in forcing the Bureau of Prisons to grant my Compassionate Release. They have been...

CLDC will be coordinating legal observers for both of the below events. Please be in touch for details. If you haven't been trained to be a legal observer and would like to be, please contact the CLDC at info@cldc.org to schedule a short training in advance of several...

Check out the recent interview with CLDC's Lauren Regan: http://grist.org/politics/i-fought-the-law-and-actually-i-won-how-one-lawyer-helps-protesters/  

Watch Liberty Tree board members Jill Stein and Victor Wallis along with Lauren Regan, Richard Monje, Sherri Mitchell, Stephanie Kimball and Daniel Lee discuss how we can expand the climate movement to create a unifying vision, action agenda, and unstoppable force for...

Exclusive: Who Killed Michael Hastings? http://www.occupy.com/article/exclusive-who-killed-michael-hastings Thu, 10/24/2013 - by Carl Gibson Early in the morning on June 18, a brand new Mercedes C250 coupe was driving through the Melrose intersection on Highland...

ALEC: Corporate Interests Undermining Democracy in Our State Legislatures Our state legislative bodies are in place to represent their respective constituencies, to uphold the democratic process, and work towards the needs of their citizens. What happens when a group...

  Green Scare defendant Rebecca Rubin is scheduled for a Change of Plea Hearing for 10/10/2013 at 10:00AM in Portland Federal Courtroom 12A before Chief Judge Ann L. Aiken. Rebecca is alleged to have been a member of a group of environmental and animal rights...

CLDC is offering a downloadable 'FBI Script' offering information on what you may do if government agents - police officers, FBI Agents, etc - want to talk to you about yourself, your friend, roommate, co-worker, family member, tenant, or anyone else you know....

Civil Liberties Defense Center was happy to represent Alley Valkyrie at no cost and contribute to the case against Lane County, who violated the constitutional rights of the local activist last year when it had her cited for trespassing following her refusal to leave...