Minnesota court says activists can use climate change as a defense in trial

Does climate change pose such an imminent threat to the planet that it’s okay to break the law in order to stop it?

Four climate activists currently awaiting trial in Minnesota for shutting off a tar sands pipeline think so — and on Monday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals agreed that they should be allowed to make that argument before a jury when their case goes to trial.

https://thinkprogress.org/minnesota-climate-activists-necessity-defense-appeal-65d5399619cb/

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