The Great Lake may become the 1strecognized ecosystem in the U.S. with rights to exist and flourish A press release posted by The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) on December 6th, 2018. TOLEDO, OHIO: On Tuesday, December 4, the Toledo City Council voted unanimously to place the proposed Lake Erie Bill of Rights law onto the ballot [...]
More than 9,000 signatures delivered for an initiative protecting basic rights of homeless A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from October 3, 2018. DENVER, CO: On Monday, the Denver Right to Survive Initiative Committee submitted over 9,000 signatures to the Denver Elections Division to place a homeless Right to Survive measure on the May [...]
Voting rights and Lake Erie disregarded as justices dispute technicalities A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from September 24, 2018. TOLEDO, OH: On Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court blocked from the November ballot a Toledo citizen’s initiative. The Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) would have recognized the right of Lake Erie to be [...]
First Tribal Nation to Advance Rights-Based Constitutional Framework to Protect Nature A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from September 17, 2018. MERCERSBURG, PA: On Saturday, the General Council of the Ho-Chunk Nation voted overwhelmingly – 86.9% in favor – to amend their tribal constitution to enshrine the Rights of Nature. The Ho-Chunk Nation is the [...]
A Press Release by the Columbus Community Bill of Rights (CCBOR) and posted on the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund's website on September 8th, 2018. Columbus, OH: On Friday, several corporate lobbyist groups filed amicus briefs to the Ohio Supreme Court in the rapidly-moving lawsuit brought by Columbus Community Bill of Rights (CCBOR) to have an initiated Community [...]
Lucas County Board of Elections stymies voting rights of the people of Toledo, Ohio A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from August 28, 2018. TOLEDO, OH: Today, the Lucas County Board of Elections (BOE) voted to keep a Toledo citizen’s initiative entitled The Lake Erie Bill of Rights off the November ballot, despite residents qualifying [...]
BOE refuses to place duly qualified Community Bill of Rights citizen initiative on the November ballot A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from August 24th, 2018. COLUMBUS, OH: Today, the Franklin County Board of Elections effectively stripped 560,000 Columbus citizens of their right to vote on a ballot measure entitled Community Bill of Rights [...]
THE PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE CODIFIES THE RIGHT TO CLEAN WATER, AIR, AND SOIL AND PROHIBITS GAS AND OIL EXTRACTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from August 23, 2018. At a special meeting of the Franklin County Board of Elections (BOE), Friday, August 24 at 10:30 am, the Columbus Community Bill [...]
No justice in Athens County as residents are denied right to vote on qualified citizen initiative This press release by The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) was published, August 17th, 2018. ATHENS, OHIO: On August 8th, the Fourth District Court of Appeals dismissed the Athens County Bill of Rights Committee’s (ACBORC) appeal to place [...]
CELDF partners with Australian Earth Laws Alliance to secure Rights of Nature for the Great Barrier Reef A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from August 16, 2018. Today, the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) launched its campaign, in partnership with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), to recognize legal rights of the Great Barrier Reef. AELA [...]
