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A Message from the Founders

"As we look to the future, the Partnership will continue to be at the forefront of legal struggle, using the law to defend and create room for the peoples' movement for progressive social change."

News and Commentary

NYPD in Harlem arrest: excessive force and blocking legal filming

26 officers to arrest one man

On May 13 in Harlem, a young man was brutally arrested and an estimated 26 officers were called in to carry it out. more >>

Fill the Courtroom for the Brooklyn Bridge Mass Arrest Lawsuit

Court of Appeals Hearing Monday April 22 at 10 am

The NYPD is seeking to overturn Judge Rakoff’s ruling in favor of the protestors — attend the hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. more >>

New Documents Reveal: DHS spying on Peaceful Demonstrations and Activists

Monitoring Peaceful Demonstrations and Activists as a Matter of Policy

Government documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) through its FOIA records requests reveal that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an agency created after the September 11 attacks under the rubric of combating terrorism, conducts daily monitoring of peaceful, lawful protests as a matter of policy. more >>

PCJF Files Appellate Brief to Uphold Brooklyn Bridge Ruling

The PCJF has filed a major brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in this matter. The brief is in opposition to the efforts by the NYPD to overturn U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff's ruling in favor of the protestors in this case. more >>

New Federal Lawsuit Filed Against NYPD for Occupy Arrests

PCJF Challenges Unlawful Police Tactics, Sidewalk Arrests, Orange Netting Corral

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of individuals who were falsely arrested on September 24, 2011 in the first week of the Occupy Wall Street movement, including one plaintiff who was subject to Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna’s notorious pepper spray attack. more >>

Court-Ordered New Release of Police Documents Available

PCJF maintains the most up-to-date, comprehensive release of MPD documents

Garcia v. Bloomberg – Second Amended Complaint

Attorneys from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund filed an amended complaint in the class action lawsuit brought to vindicate the rights of more than 700 demonstrators detained in one of the largest mass arrests in recent history, on the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1, 2011. more >>

Dismiss all charges against the Brooklyn Bridge arrestees

Take action for free speech rights and send a letter now

Organizations and individuals in New York City and around the country are calling on the Manhattan District Attorney to drop the charges for the 700+ people who were illegally arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1. Please add your voice to this effort. more >>

PCJF requests that all charges in the Brooklyn Bridge mass arrest be dropped

Letter sent to District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

Attorneys from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) have released a letter sent to New York City District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., requesting that all charges against the 700+ demonstrators who were subject to mass false arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1, 2011 be dismissed. more >>