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January 2021

Court Agrees: Logging Giant Can’t Bully Advocates Again

By |2021-01-26T15:48:11-08:00January 26th, 2021|Categories: Articles, Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News, Projects and Cases|Tags: , , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 26, 2021

Contacts:

Lauren Regan, Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney
Civil Liberties Defense Center
info@cldc.org or (541) 687-9810

Valentina Stackl, Senior Communications Specialist
Greenpeace USA and Protect the Protest
vstackl@greenpeace.org or (734) 276 6260

 

Court Agrees: Logging Giant Can’t Bully Advocates Again

Oakland, CA— Last Thursday United States Magistrate Judge Kandis A. […]

July 2019

The CLDC SLAPPs Corporate Bullies Back

By |2021-08-30T11:50:33-07:00July 22nd, 2019|Categories: Articles, Cases, Info, News, Trainings|Tags: , , , , , , |

As part of CLDC’s continuous activist defense program, we  invite you to learn about Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and how to best armor you or your organization by requesting access to our free webinar with Lauren Regan, our Executive Director & Senior Staff Attorney, and Kristina Flores, […]

November 2018

Fighting Back Against SLAPP Suits

By |2018-11-26T12:32:17-08:00November 1st, 2018|Categories: Cases, Current Cases|Tags: , , , , |

Current SLAPP Suits:

Resolute Forest Products and Kasowitz Law Firm SLAPP Stand.earth and other Environmental Organizations

On May 31, 2016 Resolute Forest Products filed a $300 million (CAD – Canadian dollars) lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt […]

January 2018

Educate Before You Activate!

By |2018-06-15T15:43:40-07:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Featured, News, Trainings|Tags: , , , , , , |

A Menu of CLDC Trainings

By: Emma Stahl, CLDC Intern

Since 2003, our slogan has been “assert your rights- we’ve got your back.” It seems like a simple statement, however when we dive deeper into what being an activist means, we realize how nuanced this statement is.

To assert one’s rights, […]

August 2017

Take Yourselves Seriously: Document Retention and Destruction Policies

By |2017-09-06T11:06:34-07:00August 30th, 2017|Categories: Articles, News|Tags: , , , , |

In light of the CLDC’s desire to educate activists and organizations regarding law-related topics, we will be presenting a series of informational primers that are particularly important in times of government repression and corporate attacks on dissent.  This series, “Take Yourself Seriously” will provide best practices for nonprofits, activist […]

Trump’s Climate Bullies

By |2019-05-16T18:18:59-07:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: Featured, News|Tags: , , , , , |

If you troll the internet these days, you might think that SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) and RICO (racketeering) cases may seem to be growing in regularity against environmental activists. In reality, if you compare the tiny number of SLAPP suits actually filed to the […]

July 2017

How to defend against SLAPP and RICO: Coming Soon to a CLDC website near you!

By |2021-09-15T16:44:45-07:00July 31st, 2017|Categories: News, Primers|Tags: , , , |

By Maslyn Locke, CLDC Law Clerk

CLDC’s motto is “assert your rights, we’ve got your back.”  In order to ensure that activists and targeted community members know the law and how it might impact them and their political work, we continue to develop legal research, strategies and resources in the ever-changing […]

June 2017

Immediate Release: Climate Denier’s SLAPP RICO case thrown out of Texas federal court

By |2017-09-11T13:23:52-07:00June 13th, 2017|Categories: Current Cases, News, Projects and Cases|Tags: , , , , |

Today Senior United States District Judge Sam R. Cummings, with the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, roundly dismissed the frivolous Rackateering lawsuit brought by Texas climate denier Leonid Goldstein against leading environmental organizations, foundations, and activists for their climate activism and advocacy.  The lawsuit, brought as […]

May 2017

Take Yourselves Seriously: Document Retention and Destruction Policies

By |2017-08-30T16:09:52-07:00May 26th, 2017|Categories: Organizing Resources|Tags: , , , , , |

In light of the CLDC’s desire to educate activists and organizations regarding law-related topics, we will be presenting a series of informational primers that are particularly important in times of government repression and corporate attacks on dissent.  This series, “Take Yourself Seriously” will provide best practices for nonprofits, activist […]

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