On July 24th, Ruby Montoya and Jessica Reznicek publicly explained how and why they had disrupted construction of the Dakota...
Updates
Sentence for “Valve-Turner” Climate Activist Ken Ward: No More Jail Time
From our allies at Climate Direct Action: June 23, 2017 Contact: Jay O’Hara 7743130881 oharjo@gmail.com Sabotage Charge Dropped; Ward and...
After Court Restricts Constitutional Right to Defense, Climate Activist Receives Split Verdict for Pipeline Protest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 7, 2017 Contact: Kelsey Skaggs Climate Defense Project (510) 883-3118 kelsey@climatedefenseproject.org Mount Vernon, WA — Following...
Judge Denies Climate Activist’s Necessity Defense, Restricting Right to Defend Protest at Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 10, 2017 Contact: Kelsey Skaggs Climate Defense Project (510) 883-3118 kelsey@climatedefenseproject.org Jay O’Hara Climate Disobedience Center...
CDP’s Kelsey Skaggs Featured in Necessity Defense Panel Discussion at Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
On March 4, as part of a panel discussion at the University of Oregon School of Law’s annual Public Interest...
CDP Political Necessity Defense Jurisdiction Guide: Spreading Knowledge for Legal Activism
CDP has just published the Political Necessity Defense Jurisdiction Guide, a comprehensive resource on the necessity defense and its application...