State v. Higgins

Date

2016

Geography

Part of

About this case

Filing year

2016

Status

Defendant sentenced.

Geography

Docket number

DC-16-18

Court/admin entity

United States → State Courts → Mont. Dist. Ct.

Case category

Climate Change Protesters and Scientists → Protesters

Principal law

United States → Necessity/Justification DefenseUnited States → State Law—Trespass

At issue

Criminal prosecution of environmental activist for participating in "valve-turning" protest in 2016 in which protesters shut down pipelines.

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Criminal prosecution of environmental activist for participating in "valve-turning" protest in 2016 in which protesters shut down pipelines.