Valve Turners Continue the Court Battles Over the Necessity Defense
The CLDC’s work on behalf of the Valve Turners continues this summer. On April 8, 2019, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled in Ken Ward’s favor and affirmed his right to present a climate necessity defense to a jury of his peers. Soon thereafter, the State of...
June 11: Supporting Political Prisoners
Image above: Political prisoner Marius Mason Every year for the past 15 years, we focus our attention and solidarity on long-term anarchist prisoners on June 11th. Regardless of the level of movement activity and the pendulum of public opinion, which can swing...
Washington Court of Appeals Upholds Right to Present Necessity Defense in Climate Case
BREAKING NEWS April 8, 2019 Today the Washington Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the conviction of climate activist Ken Ward and sent his case back to the lower court for a third trial because Ward was denied his Sixth Amendment right to present the necessity...
