December 6, 2018, St. Martinville, LA – Today, a Louisiana judge found that the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company (BBP) trespassed on privately owned land when it constructed its oil pipeline in the...
Migrant Justice Leaders at Risk of Deportation for Engaging in Protected First Amendment Activity November 14, 2018, Burlington, VT – Today, Vermont-based Migrant Justice filed a lawsuit in federal...
August 10, 2018, New York – Today, the First Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Scott Lively’s attempt to appeal a ruling from the district court to remove language that harshly criticized his role...
August 3, 2018, North Dakota – Today, a federal judge blocked Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, from continuing a lawsuit against Earth First!. ETP...
July 25, 2018, New York, NY – In response to a North Dakota District Court’s dismissal of a RICO suit against environmental NGO BankTrack by Energy Transfer Partners, the Center for Constitutional...
May 31, 2018, New York – In conjunction with a court hearing in San Francisco in a lawsuit filed against Greenpeace by Resolute Forest Products, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the...
Groups Point to New Documents Showing TigerSwan Employee Failed to Disclose Affiliation When Seeking License Thursday, March 29, 2018, Baton Rouge, LA – Today, a broad base of Louisiana advocacy...
Document Raises Questions About Escalating Government Surveillance and Criminalization of Black Activists March 19, 2018, New York, NY – Today, racial justice organizations filed a lawsuit against...
March 1, 2018, Baton Rouge, LA – Newly released documents reveal that Louisiana state intelligence officers surveilled community groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline and that regulators used...
Dakota Access Lawyers Abused Legal System to Stifle Advocacy, Sanctions Motion Argues February 6, 2018, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Earth First! Journal urged a...