This press release was published by Wisconsin United to Amend on March 24th, 2020 Seventeen Communities to Vote to Reclaim Democracy from Moneyed Interests Madison, WI (March 24, 2020) – On Tuesday, April 7th, Wisconsin residents in Seventeen communities will vote on whether to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only humans should have constitutional [...]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, corporate plaintiff demands $293,750 from City of Toledo for defending the Lake Erie Bill of Rights. This press release was published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) on March 13, 2020. TOLEDO,OH: The international corporate law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, has filed a motion demanding $293,750 [...]
This article by Tom Henry was published in The Blade on February 27th, 2019. The Lake Erie Bill of Rights was invalidated Thursday night by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary, who said in an eight-page ruling that his decision was “not a close call” because he believes the citizen-led referendum — though approved by [...]
This article by Greg Coleridge was published in Cleveland.com on February 19th, 2020. The 2020 elections are over, but a revolting takeaway wasn’t who was elected -- depending on your political persuasion. Rather, once again, a flood of money poured into the federal elections, much of it “dark money” from unknown sources and a majority [...]
This article by Tom Henry appeared in the Toledo Blade on January 28th, 2019. A downtown Toledo courtroom was filled to capacity Tuesday when U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary heard arguments for two hours over whether Toledo’s Lake Erie Bill of Rights is constitutional or not. A ruling is expected at a later date. The plaintiffs, [...]
This article by Aaron Skirboll about Grant Township's resistance to Pennsylvania General Energy (PGE) injecting fracking wastewater into abandoned wells in the township was published in Sierra Club magazine on December 17th, 2019. JUNE 3, 2014. Looking back, many residents of Grant Township, Pennsylvania, believe that was the day their fight against the state's powerful [...]
If we want to forestall the worst of climate change, we need innovation not just in tech but in law, the rule sets that guide our behavior. This article by Clive Thompson was published in Wired magazine on December 17, 2019. In the summer of 2014, Markie Miller discovered she'd been drinking toxic coffee. Miller [...]
This article by Jon Schwarz appeared in The Intercept on December 6th, 2019. But first a Community Rights commentary by Community Rights US Founder and Director Paul Cienfuegos. Most US’ians believe that it was the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that opened the floodgates for corporate and gazillionaire money in our elections. That people think [...]
Michigan’s second-highest court rules in favor of township in case that could damage company’s effort to privatize water This article by Tom Perkins was published in the The Guardian on December 5th, 2019. First a Community Rights commentary about the article by Paul Cienfuegos, Founder and Director of Community Rights US: If Nestle Corporation’s lawyers [...]
The Supreme Court now has five votes to sabotage the next Democratic presidency. This article by Ian Millhiser was published on the Reader Supported News (RSN) website on November 26th, 2019. A brief commentary about the article by Paul Cienfuegos, Community Rights US Founder and Director: The author predicts catastrophe for any future effort by [...]
