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Supreme Courts – Federal & State

Earth Island Journal: Recognizing Rights of Great Barrier Reef Could Help Defeat Destructive Coal Mine Project

Conventional environmental laws have allowed Adani’s Carmichael coal mine go forward in Australia. It’s time we changed them. This article by Michele Maloney and Mari Margil was published in the Earth Island Journal on August 5th, 2019. Recently, groundwater extraction permits were granted for the controversial Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland, Australia. With that approval, Adani, [...]

By |2019-08-16T11:26:02-07:00August 5th, 2019|News Stories: National & International, Regulatory Agencies & Laws (Federal & State), Rights of Nature, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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National Public Radio: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes

This story by Ashley Westerman was published on National Public Radio's website on August 3rd, 2019. In early July, Bangladesh became the first country to grant all of its rivers the same legal status as humans. From now on, its rivers will be treated as living entities in a court of law. The landmark ruling by [...]

By |2019-08-13T11:29:00-07:00August 3rd, 2019|Indigenous Voices, News Stories: National & International, Rights of Nature, Supreme Courts - Federal & State, Video|
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Truthout: States Are Thwarting Cities’ Attempts to Govern Themselves

A recent federal court ruling in favor of a cellphone radiation disclosure law for the City of Berkeley highlights the tug-of-war between states and municipalities as state lawmakers increasingly block local democracy for the benefit of corporations. This article by Ben Price was published on Truthout July 31st, 2019. In 2015, the City of Berkeley, [...]

By |2019-08-09T08:32:33-07:00July 31st, 2019|Critiques of Corporate Speech through a Community Rights Lens, Original Writings on Community Rights Topics, Right to Local, Community Self-Government, State & Federal Preemption, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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Orlando Weekly: Florida judge says cities can’t be punished for passing their own gun laws

This article by Jim Saunders was published in the Orlando Weekly on July 29th, 2019. State governments don't just stop at preempting gun laws. For instance, back in 2014, the citizens of Denton, Texas banned hydraulic fracturing within its city limits. Months later the State of Texas stepped in and overruled the local law with [...]

By |2019-08-13T11:26:13-07:00July 29th, 2019|Critiques of Current News Stories through a Community Rights Lens, News Stories: State & Regional, Original Writings on Topics Relevant to the Community Rights Movement, State & Federal Preemption, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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CELDF Press Release: Ballot Access Stymied in Ohio and Washington

Tactics to keep duly-qualified citizen ballot measures off local ballots raise constitutional concerns in Ohio and Washington. This press release was published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund on July 22, 2019. MERCERSBURG, PA: Residents petitioning for municipal laws to expand human, civil, and ecosystem rights, while governing corporate activities, are facing administrative run-arounds, legal [...]

By |2019-08-02T07:33:39-07:00July 22nd, 2019|Press Releases from Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Right to Local, Community Self-Government, Rights of Nature, State & Federal Preemption, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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Intercontinental Cry: Waorani People Win Historic Appeal Against Ecuador’s Government

Final Verdict Protects a Half-Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest from Oil Drilling This article by Amazon Frontlines appeared in Intercontinental Cry on July 13th, 2019. After a hard-fought appeal, the Waorani people of Pastaza won a historic and final appellate ruling in Ecuadorian court protecting half a million acres of their territory in the Amazon [...]

By |2019-07-21T08:49:04-07:00July 13th, 2019|Indigenous Voices, News Stories: National & International, Rights of Nature, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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Press Release: Major Developments for Lake Erie Bill of Rights

A pending state ban on Rights of Nature. Anonymous legislators. A lawsuit to enforce the lake’s rights. A new county petition… This press release was published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund on July 1st, 2019. COLUMBUS, OH:  The Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) made history when 61 percent of Toledo, Ohio, voters approved [...]

By |2019-07-14T12:17:44-07:00July 1st, 2019|Press Releases from Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Right to Local, Community Self-Government, Rights of Nature, State & Federal Preemption, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides with Enbridge, WMC

This article by Matt Rothschild was published on the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's website on June 28, 2019. A brief commentary by Community Rights US media team member Curt Hubatch: Reading this article was like a kick in the gut for me this morning. One of the hopes in the community rights movement is for citizens [...]

By |2019-07-11T20:18:37-07:00June 28th, 2019|News Stories: State & Regional, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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Press Release: Anti-Rights of Nature Language Snuck into Ohio State Budget Bill

Both the House and Senate have approved language to ban Rights of Nature enforcement. A press release published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund on June 27th, 2019. COLUMBUS, OH:  This Sunday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is scheduled to sign off on a new state budget for 2020-2021. Hidden within the 3,000+ page document are [...]

By |2019-07-09T08:31:40-07:00June 27th, 2019|Press Releases from Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Right to Local, Community Self-Government, Rights of Nature, State & Federal Preemption, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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Tiny Town Heroes Pay Our Support Forward

Reflections on Community Rights from Rural America is a monthly column by CR activist and organizer Curt Hubatch. Curt is an unschooling father of two young children and one young adult. Currently he works as a substitute rural letter carrier for the USPS. He lives in a cordwood house that he built with his wife, [...]

By |2019-06-20T08:02:35-07:00June 20th, 2019|News Stories: Local, Original Writings on Community Rights Topics, State & Federal Preemption, Supreme Courts - Federal & State|
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