March 22, 2018 No Jail Time or Fines for Climate Activist Leonard Higgins By CDP Fort Benton, MT — Valve-turner and CDP client Leonard Higgins was sentenced on Tuesday for his part in a coordinated protest...
March 18, 2018 Washington Court Issues Written Decision Allowing Necessity Defense By CDP In a big step forward for the climate necessity defense, a Washington trial court has issued a written decision allowing a defendant...
March 8, 2018 CDP and Friends Discuss Climate Necessity Defense at Legal Conference By CDP CDP Executive Director Kelsey Skaggs appeared at the University of Oregon School of Law to discuss the climate...
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 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 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 14, 2017 Recognizing Strength of Activists’ Case, Minnesota Judge Issues First-of-its-Kind Written Decision Allowing Presentation of Climate Necessity Defense in a Jury Trial By CDP Berkeley, CA — Climate activists secured a significant victory on Friday when a Minnesota judge issued a written...
October 7, 2017 After Judge Refused to Allow Climate Change Experts To Testify in Their Defense, Climate Activists Michael Foster and Sam Jessup Are Convicted on Felony Charges in North Dakota Court for Shutting Off Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline By CDP [Cavalier, North Dakota – October 6, 2017] The landmark trial of Michael Foster, a mental health counselor in his 50s...
