Dolores Park ‘hill bomb’ victims can sue as a group, judge rules
Excerpt from The Mission Local. Read the full article here. “The class certification decision is one step toward finally getting justice for these young people,”…
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Federal Court Grants Class Certification in Dolores Hill Bomb Mass Arrest Case
A federal court in San Francisco allowed the civil rights lawsuit challenging the San Francisco Police Department’s 2023 mass arrest to proceed as a class…
Army veteran who burned American flag near White House pleads not guilty to federal charges
Excerpt from Associated Press. Read the full article here. “Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, one of Carey’s lawyers, said the charges against him represent an effort by the…
Army combat veteran who burned US flag wants to legally challenge White House order
Excerpt from Stars and Stripes. Read the full article here. Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, one of the attorneys representing Carey, said the veteran’s legal team is prepared…
Trump’s Hostile Takeover: D.C. Is a ‘Test Run’ for Martial Law
Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and constitutional lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard joins Breakthrough News’ The Freedom Side to discuss Trump’s unlawful federal…
PCJF Condemns Trump’s Militarized Takeover of D.C. as an Unlawful Prototype of a Police State
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund issued the following statement from its executive director, constitutional rights litigator Mara Verheyden-Hilliard: “Donald Trump has created the fiction…
Bill to limit mask wearing by cops introduced by Bay Area lawmakers in wake of ICE raids
Excerpt from the Mercury News. Read the full article here. “Rachel Lederman, senior counsel with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and the Center for…
PCJF Staff Attorney and Marine Veteran Nick Place’s message to servicemembers being deployed to Los Angeles
Nick Place, constitutional rights attorney with the Center for Protest Law and Litigation at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, and a Marine veteran, with…
National Park Service Plan to Close Dupont Circle During Pride Met With Opposition
Excerpt from the Advocate. Read the full article here. “Meanwhile, a watchdog group, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, announced on Tuesday that it has…
PCJF Demands Records On Trump Admin’s Dupont Circle Pride Ban
FOIAs Require Disclosure of Communications and Other Information Related to Closure and Subsequent Recission The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) today filed Freedom of…
The Administration That Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Is Trying to Jail a Guy Over a Protest Banner
PCJF/CPLL Executive Director, Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, spoke with POLITICO about the DOJ’s targeting nonviolent protestors for prosecution: “There are those in higher levels of law enforcement…
Lawsuit Results in Major Free Speech and Due Process Victory Against UC Santa Cruz
The Center for Protest Law & Litigation at the PCJF, co-counsel Thomas Seabaugh, and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California have successfully resolved litigation arising…