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MAKING SURE YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

We offer legal trainings to empower individuals and communities to take action.

DEFENDING THE DEFENDERS

We provide free legal representation to those who need it most.

CONNECTING ATTORNEYS AND EXPERTS WITH COMMUNITIES

We help make connections that strengthen and sustain movements.

DEVELOPING MOVEMENT RESOURCES

We create and share movement-oriented materials related to legal defense.

Photo: Robert Meyer/Greenpeace

What is Climate Defense Project?

Frontline communities need lawyers. Climate Defense Project helps to fill a gap in the legal landscape by supporting water protecters, land defenders, and other community-led campaigns with movement-aligned legal representation, advice, resources, and referrals.

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Percentage of American attorneys practicing full-time in the legal aid or public defender sectors

152

Number of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) filed by the fossil fuel industry from 2012-2022

433

Percentage increase in individuals jailed in pre-trial detention between 1970 and 2015

Latest News

October 3, 2024

Inside the Trial of the Elbit 8

In Updates

A description of what happened at trial, and the heartbreaking testimony that the court cut short.

October 2, 2024

Elbit Defendants Found Guilty of Trespass; Mixed Verdicts on Resisting Arrest

In Updates

All defendants were found guilty of trespass at yesterday's trial of the Merrimack 8; five were also found guilty of resisting arrest.

September 27, 2024

Coverage of MVP Arrests & Lawsuits in The Guardian

In Press, Updates

The Guardian published today an in-depth look at the long-running community-led opposition to the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia.

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