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...
June 24, 2017 Sentence for “Valve-Turner” Climate Activist Ken Ward: No More Jail Time By CDP Sabotage Charge Dropped; Ward and Supporters Vow to Overturn His One Remaining Conviction...
June 7, 2017 After Court Restricts Constitutional Right to Defense, Climate Activist Receives Split Verdict for Pipeline Protest By CDP Mount Vernon, WA — Following controversial court rulings restricting his right to present a defense, climate activist...
May 10, 2017 Judge Denies Climate Activist’s Necessity Defense, Restricting Right to Defend Protest at Trial By CDP Mount Vernon, WA — A Washington state judge has ruled that Ken Ward, a climate activist who who helped to...
March 6, 2017 CDP’s Kelsey Skaggs Featured in Necessity Defense Panel Discussion at Public Interest Environmental Law Conference By CDP On March 4, as part of a panel discussion at the University of Oregon School of Law’s annual Public Interest...
