"WASHINGTON -- The Defense of Marriage Act, the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized by the states, is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday by a 5-4 vote." Read the full article from Huffington Post here. CLDC...

Calling all trained legal observers (or those willing to be trained asap), the CLDC will be providing legal support to the Winnemem Wintu Tribe again this year and we hope you will join us (again)! Anyone interested in volunteering and/or legal observing during the...

In the midst of recent national controversy surrounding government surveillance of the public, a recent Freedom of Information Act request to the Nebraska State Patrol has exposed evidence that TransCanada provided trainings to federal agents and local Nebraska police...

  UPDATE: Federal Government Releases Environmental Activist Eric McDavid From Prison June 11th is the International Day of Solidarity with Marie Mason, Eric McDavid, and other political prisoners. The day of solidarity began as support for CLDC client Jeff...

Every week, you receive an email from us, alerting you about critical issues we face, as activists. Whether you are on the frontlines defending our climate from destructive companies like TransCanada, fighting in a localized struggle to protect our forests from bad...

Fourth Generation Oklahoman Catholic Worker Locks Himself to KXL Machinery May 13, 2013 Our friends at Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance interrupted work at a Keystone XL construction site again this morning in Oklahoma. Today marks the eighth such action by the...

One of CLDC's former undergrad interns who is now attending law school at UVA, and has law clerked for us this past year, is witnessing an international war tribunal. She recently sent us an update via email that we thought folks would be interested in: "We flew into...

UPDATE: 5:25 p.m. -- Lawyers for environmental activist Daniel McGowan said in a statement Friday afternoon that he had been returned to his halfway house in Brooklyn. They added that they had confirmed McGowan was jailed by federal marshals on Thursday for his...

It is with a heavy heart that we post some initial info about Daniel McGowan's re-imprisonment. From Support For Daniel McGowan: "Just when we thought it was over…. We have some bad news to report. This morning Daniel was taken into custody by federal marshals...

TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE, CHECK IT OUT HERE As women in this world, we’ve got issues — and so EW’s first Women’s Issue is born. We don’t want to leave topics like reproductive rights, workplace equality and representation in the media to be covered in this March...

by Will Potter on March 27, 2013 in Terrorism Legislation A U.S. district court has dismissed a lawsuit by animal rights activists that argued a federal law has put them at risk of being labeled “terrorists.” Five longtime animal rights activists filed the...

ADVANCE TICKETS (you will be added to Will Call): The Civil Liberties Defense Center proudly presents the UNofficial party of the 2013 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference: In Solidarity with Earth Defenders: A...

PIELC 2013 is coming up quick, February 28 - March 3, 2013. If you are not familiar with the yearly Public Interest Environmental Law Conference held at the University of Oregon, or if you want more info on this years conference, check out the website:...

Law enforcement is increasingly using facial recognition software. It’s unclear how such technology will affect protest movements... We recommend checking out this article!...

Direct Legal Defense Dispatch: Live from the Lone Star State by Lauren Regan 'Civil Liberties Defense Center' I’m sitting in the Houston airport trying to keep my eyes open as I type this. For the last week, I have been on the frontlines of the Tar Sands...