Direct Action Everywhere’s Zoe Rosenberg actually created a more dangerous situation when she allegedly entered a Petaluma ...

Under a necessity defense, for example, property may be destroyed to prevent the spread of a fire or a speed limit may be violated in pursuing a suspected criminal.

Can you break the law to stop climate change … and get away with it? That’s exactly what five climate change activists wanted to argue at a recent criminal trial in Seattle, Washington.

Criminal law recognizes necessity as a justification or excuse against a criminal charge. In essence, the defendant argues that his actions were necessary to avoid a greater harm.

A mistake of law defense would restore the fundamental principle of “fair warning” to the criminal law, ... Bailey, 444 U.S. 394, 409–15 (1980) (duress or necessity); United States v ...

Emelia Bezant-Gahan analyses the developing case law around 'necessity to arrest' – which has a high evidential burden and is highly fact-sensitive Where a police officer arrests an individual without ...