...“By turning so much of the land in this state into critical infrastructure, the average person can find themselves facing five years in prison for literally just being in the wrong place at the...
Attorney for State Police Threatens Community Leaders with Felonies Carrying up to 15 Years Imprisonment if They Attempt to Walk Across Bridges May 31, 2019, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Today, a judge...
Join Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren at Netroots Nation 2019 Conference in Philadelphia as he discusses how grassroots organizing, policymaking...
...Early this afternoon, Pam Spees, from the Center for Constitutional Rights and a CADA attorney, told me with disappointment in her voice that the judge ruled against them, denying those permits...
...Civil rights groups have already challenged some of the recent state laws. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit in South Dakota over the state’s recently enacted “ Riot Boosting Act ,”...
...“ It is extremely disturbing that people who want to walk across a bridge in one of the most fundamental forms of peaceful protest are facing up to 15 years in prison,” said Pam Spees of the...
...Meanwhile, with the pipeline industry booming, communities are organizing against numerous projects across the United States. In Louisiana, for example, multiple people were arrested under the...
Join Center for Constitutional Rights Advocacy Program Manager, Dominic Renfrey , as he leads the discussion on: Fighting ALEC’s Control Of Lawmaking Is A Fight Against Racism...
...The Trump administration, too, has proposed legislation along the lines of the ALEC model as part of a pipeline safety reauthorization bill. The trend clearly worries civil liberties organizations...
