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 [...]
The Columbus Community Bill of Right's Campaign Turns in More Than Double The Signatures Required To Secure Proposed Ordinance On November's Ballot A press release from the Columbus Community Bill of Right's campaign from, June 25th, 2018. COLUMBUS – The citizen-led Columbus Community Bill of Rights, a city ordinance, restores Columbus citizens’ Rights to protect their [...]
This article about Jeff Abbas was published in The Standard, June 8th, 2018. A brief commentary by Community Rights US Media Team Member Curt Hubatch: Candidates like Jeff Abbas move the Community Rights Movement forward with their clarity as to who has actual governing authority in the United States: We The People exercising our inherent Right [...]
This press release by El Espectador was released The Amazon Conservation Team, April 5th, 2018. Colombia’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling combating climate change in Latin America. According to the decision, the Amazon region is now subject to rights, similar to those assigned to the Atrato River, and the Presidency and regional entities must act urgently to protect [...]
The NH Community Rights Amendment seeks to become Article 40. Right of Local, Community Self Government of our NH Bill of Rights. This press release on the New Hampshire Community Rights Amendments (CACR19) appeared on the New Hampshire Community Rights Network's (NCRN) website, March 16th, 2018. The NH Community Rights Amendment seeks to become Article 40. Right of Local, Community Self Government of our NH [...]
This press release by Annie Ropeik was published on New Hampshire Public Radio's website, February 5th, 2018. New Hampshire has put the brakes on the Northern Pass energy project for now, but some towns are still prepared to block it with local laws asserting their view on big utility development. Plymouth is the latest municipality to approve [...]
This infographic illustrating the negative effects of state preemption on Florida citizens was published on the Defend Local Solutions website. This infographic details how previously passed, and recently proposed preemption laws negatively impact workers, families, and communities in Florida. It was on-hand at a press conference which gathered state and local elected officials and representatives from the League [...]
This letter by the Grant Township of Pennsylvania Supervisors was published on the Community Legal Defense Fund's (CELDF) website, January 12, 2018. Today the elected supervisors of Grant Township, PA, responded to the sanctions against Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) attorneys who have “defended our community’s right to stop a toxic frack wastewater injection [...]
