September 5, 2019 Victory for Climate Necessity Defense Upheld at Washington Supreme Court By CDP The Washington Supreme Court has declined to review a ruling by the state's Court of Appeals
August 2, 2019 CDP in the Press: Environmental Defenders Silenced Around the World By CDP CDP’s Kelsey Skaggs is quoted in a Civil Eats article on the alarming rise in deadly attacks against environmental defenders across the...
July 23, 2019 Guest Post: Labor and Climate Activism By CDP Author Joey Cherney is a 2019 Summer Law Clerk for CDP. He was a union organizer from 2014-2017 with Service...
May 10, 2019 Michigan Prosecutor Dismisses Charges Against Poor People’s Campaign Activists By CDP A Lansing, Michigan prosecutor has unexpectedly dropped charges against 13 protesters who were poised to argue the climate necessity defense at a trial initially scheduled for this month.
May 6, 2019 Straubel Foundation on CDP and “Necessity” Film By CDP The Straubel Foundation recently posted a short article about CDP's work and the upcoming...
May 1, 2019 CDP in the Press: Why the Necessity Defense is Crucial to the Climate Movement By CDP Climate Defense Project Executive Director Kelsey Skaggs published an op-ed in Pacific Standard...
April 30, 2019 CDP Hosts Film Screening and Benefit Event By CDP On Friday, April 26, CDP partnered with psychologist and documentary filmmaker Jan Haaken to host a...
April 29, 2019 CDP in the Press: Law and Disorder Radio Show By CDP CDP co-founder and staff attorney Ted Hamilton was interviewed on the most recent episode of...
April 16, 2019 CDP in the Press: Washington appellate court rules in favor of climate necessity defense By CDP Legal NewsLine has a piece about the ruling allowing the climate necessity defense by the Washington Court...
April 8, 2019 Washington Court of Appeals Upholds Right to Present Necessity Defense in Climate Case By CDP Today the Washington Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the conviction of climate activist Ken Ward...
