The Latest Breaking News from Trudi Warner

Drax climate protester says judge ‘bullied’ jury to find her guilty

Jurors had difficulty reaching a verdict in case of Diana Warner, who obstructed train in protest over power plant

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

Government drops appeal over climate activist who held sign outside UK court

Judge had thrown out case against Trudi Warner, whose sign told jurors they had a right to acquit ‘according to conscience’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

What restrictions are placed on defendants in climate protest trials?

Judge put limits on the evidence M25 activists could bring on the effects of climate breakdown

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

Prosecution of woman for climate trial sign not in public interest, court told

High court hears arguments over prosecution of Trudi Warner for holding sign telling activists’ trial juries of their rights

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024

Jail for holding a placard? Protest over the climate crisis is being brutally suppressed

The legal repression of activism has been fast and frightening, yet it won’t make protesters disappear and only sows division

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

Solicitor general urged to drop prosecutions of jury rights activists

Letter signed by hundreds of activists criticises minister for starting contempt of court action against activist Trudi Warner

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

Juries must be allowed to give their verdicts without interference

Letters: Readers respond to an article on the principles of common law justice after the prosecution of a climate protester who allegedly held up a banner addressed to a jury

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

Trudi Warner reveals the dark secret of English courts: juries do have the right to follow their consciences

The solicitor general taking action against a climate protester for a sign she held outside a court raises a vital issue for criminal justice, says Richard Vogler, professor of comparative criminal law and justice

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Protests outside courts in England after activist charged over jury rights sign

Demonstrators hold placards in response to contempt of court action against Trudi Warner, 68

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

More than 250 climate activists protest with signs to jurors outside courts

They said they are acting against the prosecution of fellow activist Trudi Warner, who could be convicted for contempt of court.

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023