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...
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 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...
March 8, 2019 CDP Organizes Panel on Climate Necessity Defense at PIELC By CDP CDP Staff Attorney Alice Cherry moderated and participated in a panel on the climate necessity defense...
February 26, 2019 CDP Featured on Climate Change Podcast By CDP Check out CDP's Kelsey Skaggs in conversation with podcast host, author, and legal scholar Grace Nosek...
February 12, 2019 New Law Review Article on Climate Necessity Defense By CDP CDP staff attorney Ted Hamilton and Stetson University College of Law professor Lance N. Long have published...
January 25, 2019 Upcoming Film Features Climate Defense Project By CDP CDP co-founders Kelsey Skaggs and Alice Cherry are featured in the upcoming film Necessity: Oil, Water, and Climate Resistance...
December 13, 2018 CDP at the MIT Disobedience Awards By Kelsey Skaggs CDP's Executive Director Kelsey Skaggs took part in a panel at MIT Media Lab's Disobedience Awards...
December 13, 2018 CDP Participates in Panel on Land and Water Defense By Kelsey Skaggs CDP's Kelsey Skaggs participated in a panel at the National Lawyers Guild's annual #Law4thePeople Convention...