As the trial of Abby Brockway, Mike Lapointe, Patrick Mazza, Jackie Minchew, and Liz Spoerri unfolds over the next week we’ll be posting media updates here.

The Guardian – A crime justified by climate change? Activists caught in legal showdown.

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Quartz – A judge just dealt a bitter setback to US climate change protesters

Free Speech Radio News – Delta 5 civil disobedience trial continues; jurors will consider “necessity defense”

The Stranger – One of the Most Important Climate Change Trials in the Country Is Happening in Lynnwood Right Now

King 5 News – Oil train trial puts climate change on stand

Tim DeChristopher in The Guardian – Civil Disobedience often leads to jail, now protesters can explain themselves

Seattle Weekly – In Court Today, Oil Train Protesters Will Use Climate Change As a Defense

KLCC 89.7 – Climate Activists Who Chained Themselves to Tracks Head to Court

Jefferson Public Radio – Climate Activists Who Chained Themselves to Tracks Head to Court

KPLU 88.5 – In ‘Delta 5’ Trial, Defense Argues Climate Change Necessitated Blockade of Oil Trains

RT – Climate Change on trial in case of Delta 5 oil train protesters

KIRO 7 News – Oil train activists’ trial gets underway, may have national implications

Grist – Activists who blocked oil train will argue in court that it was necessary because of climate change

MLT News – Supporters Gather Around Delta 5 Before Trial Begins

KUOW – Climate Activists Who Chained Themselves to Track Head to Court

Democracy Now – Monday January 11: Historic Trial Lets Activists Who Blocked Oil Train Cite Climate Change Threat in Their Defense

Eco-Watch – History Will be Made Today as Delta 5 Head to Court

DeSmog Blog – Delta 5 Trial Set To Make History With “Necessity Defense” For Climate Action

My Edmond News – Members of oil train blockade to appear in Lynnwood court Monday