December 20, 2017 CDP in the Press: The criminalization of environmental protest in Trump’s America By CDP CDP co-founder Kelsey Skaggs was extensively featured in a ThinkProgress article on government and corporate crackdowns...
December 4, 2017 Law Professors File Amicus Brief in Minnesota v. Johnston et al. By CDP 107 law professors, along with the Society of American Law Teachers, filed an amicus brief in the Minnesota v. Johnston...
November 28, 2017 CDP in the Press: Higgins found guilty of turning off pipeline valve in Chouteau County By CDP CDP's Kelsey Skaggs was quoted in an article on the trial of climate activists Leonard Higgins in Montana...
November 22, 2017 After Court Denies Right to Present Full Defense, Climate Activist Convicted in Pipeline Shutdown Case By CDP Fort Benton, MT — After a judge denied his right to present a full defense, climate activist Leonard Higgins was convicted...
November 20, 2017 Climate Defense Project Files Brief Arguing That Public Trust Doctrine Supports Climate Necessity Defense By CDP On Friday, Climate Defense Project (CDP) filed a first-of-its kind brief in a Washington state climate necessity case...
November 13, 2017 Appeal Filed in Valve Turner Case By CDP Valve Turner Ken Ward has filed an appeal of the denial of his climate necessity defense. Climate Defense Project is...
October 25, 2017 CDP in the Press: Explaining the Necessity Defense By CDP CDP's Alice Cherry was quoted in an Associated Press article describing the history and use of the necessity defense by...
October 23, 2017 CDP in the Press: CDP co-founder Kelsey Skaggs Featured in KPFA Interview By CDP CDP Executive Director Kelsey Skaggs was featured in an interview with Christina Aanestad on KPFA...
October 17, 2017 For Second Time in a Week, A Judge Allows Climate Necessity Defense, Signaling Shift in Legal Landscape By CDP Berkeley, CA — A judge in Spokane, WA has ruled that a climate activist may present evidence that his act of civil...
October 17, 2017 CDP in the Press: Judge Allows ‘Necessity’ Defense by Climate Activists in Oil Pipeline Protest By CDP InsideClimate News reported on a victory for activists and attorneys in Minnesota, where a judge issued...
