This article by Lindsay Fendt appeared in the Post Independent, December 2, 2017. Protestors spurred on by the environmental group Deep Green Resistance gathered at dusk in front of the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse in downtown Denver Friday. High above their heads, the words "Colorado River Rights of Nature" loomed, lit by a spotlight projector [...]
PERSONHOOD: WHAT IT MEANS This article by Lance Maggart appeared in the Summit Daily, November 30, 2017. Flores-Williams and the Plaintiffs in the case are asking the court to declare the Colorado River a legal person and are not seeking a monetary award. While the personhood request has significance on many levels one of the [...]
This article by Victoria Prieskop appeared in Courthouse News, November 29, 2017. A Denver attorney representing the Colorado River Ecosystem in a bid for “personhood” is facing possible sanctions for refusing to drop the case. Jason Flores-Williams, a criminal defense attorney, gained national attention in 2016 for a class-action lawsuit against Denver challenging its sweeps [...]
Ohio activists are joining ballot efforts around the country that supporters say are aimed at restoring rights to communities to challenge a growing list of corporate incursions. The oil-and-gas industry says their amendment would devastate Ohio's economy. This article by Julie Carr Smyth was published in US News and World Report, November 29, 2017. Activists [...]
To combat fracking and accomplish other community ends, charter groups seek more local authority This article by David DeWitt was published in The Athens News, November 28, 2017. A legal organization that has been working with a group of Athens County residents to put an anti-fracking county charter before voters the past three years is [...]
This article by Jackie Borchardt appeared on Cleveland.com, November 27, 2017. Efforts to give Ohioans more power to pass and enforce local laws that might conflict with state laws gained initial approval Monday. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Monday certified petitions for two proposed amendments to the state constitution: the Ohio Community Rights Amendment [...]
This article by Joey Horan appeared in Belt Magazine, November 21, 2017. In late September, temperatures in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan eclipsed 90 degrees for six straight days. Perhaps those who lived further off the shores of Lake Erie worked their cognitive dissonance muscles enough to enjoy the extended summer, but there was no [...]
This article by Lindsey Fendt appeared in the Post Independent November 18, 2017. Beneath the dim red glow of string lights at the Mercury Cafe in downtown Denver, about 25 people gathered Tuesday afternoon to rally support for a lawsuit against the state on behalf of the Colorado River. The case, the first of its [...]
This original article by the editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter appeared on their website November 6, 21017. Gayle McLaughlin, the former mayor of Richmond, California, has launched what she calls a corporate free campaign for Lieutenant Governor of California.As mayor, along with the Richmond Progressive Alliance, McLaughlin challenged Big Soda with a soda tax [...]
This article by Simon Davis-Cohen originally appeared on DeSmog November 1, 2017. In a slight break with previous state policies that have encouraged fracking activity and new pipelines, the Ohio Supreme Court recently struck down a controversial provision restricting citizen efforts to vote locally on these and other issues through the ballot initiative process. MORE...
