Partnership for Civil Justice:

Washington Post: D.C. to drop controversial checkpoints
Legal Times: D.C. to Settle Controversial Neighborhood Checkpoint Suit
U.S. Federal Judge Lauds "Historic" Settlement
Washington Post: D.C. agrees to $13.7 million settlement in 2000 mass arrest
September 2002 Mass Arrest Claims Deadline Nears
September 2002 Mass Arrest Claims Deadline Nears
Carl Messineo on the Open Government Act of 2010 (video)
Carl Messineo on the Open Government Act of 2010
DC Prosecutor Farms out Investigation of Police shooting of Trey Joyner
Notice to Class, Proof of Claim Form for Pershing Park Settlement
April 2000 Mass Arrest Claims Deadline Nears
Deadline nears to claim millions of dollars in mass arrest case
Washington Post: D.C. lawyers demonstrate power of tenacity
National Law Journal: Phone-card case tests D.C. consumer law
Notice to Class and Proof of Claim Form Released for April 15, 2000 Becker Mass Arrest Class Action Settlement
A year of victories for civil rights
Wash Post: D.C. to pay $8.25 million to settle suit over '02 mass arrests
Washington City Paper: Pershing Park Plaintiffs Speak Out On Settlement
Legal Times: D.C. Agrees to Pershing Park Settlement of $8.25 Million
Pershing Park Settlement Announced
Washington City Paper: District Settles Pershing Park Case
PCJF First Amendment Cases Spark Investigation
New York Times: Inquiry Raises More Questions in Case of Arrests After '02 Protest in Capital
AP: DC agrees to pay $13M over arrests of protesters
Legal Times: City to Settle Mass Arrest Class Action for $13.7 Million
Washington Post: Ex-D.C. chief's statement on mass arrest disputed
Associated Press: Detective says chief ordered mass arrests
Washington Post: D.C. quietly folds up police checkpoint program
D.C. cancels checkpoint program following U.S. Court of Appeals ruling
PCJF wins settlement in illegal arrest case in D.C.
Washington Post: D.C. to pay $450,000 to war protesters over 2002 interrogation
PCJF forces D.C. Police to disclose General and Special Orders
Landmark victory: En banc re-hearing denied in checkpoint case
En banc re-hearing in checkpoint case denied
Ramsey, Gainer Should Not Sit on Any Independent Review of Gates Arrest
Journalists covering Cuba were on U.S. payroll
Wash Post: Pershing Park Runaround
Legal Times: Federal Judge to D.C.: 'There will be significant prices to pay'
Federal judge blasts D.C. Attorney General's Office for concealment of evidence
Wash Post: U.S. Judge Blasts D.C.'s Handling of Protest Cases
Washington Examiner: Federal judge wants probe of missing police records
Washington Examiner: Appeals court disallows D.C. police checkpoints
Wash Post: Court Condemns D.C. Roadblocks
Associated Press: Appeals court rejects DC police checkpoints
Washington Times: Court: D.C.'s Trinidad checkpoints not legal
Court Rules D.C. Checkpoints Are Unconstitutional
PCJF Files FOIA Request After Police Killing in Trinidad
PCJF files Freedom of Information Act Demand About Imprisonment, Interrogation, and Sudden Death of Bush's 'Smoking Gun' Witness
PCJF Demands Information About Imprisonment, Interrogation, and Death of Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi
Wash Times: Lawyer Argues Against D.C. Checkpoints
AP: Appeals Court Considers DC vehicle Checkpoints
Wash Post: Group Appeals Ruling on Police Checkpoints
Legal Times Report on U.S. Court of Appeals Hearing on D.C. Checkpoint Appeal
PCJ Sues MPD to Force Disclosure of Orders and Policies
D.C. Circuit Appellate Brief Filed Opposing Unconstitutional Police Checkpoint Program
Washington Post: A Reality Check on D.C. Checkpoints
PCJ Lawsuit Frees Inauguration Route to the Public
Washington Post: Inaugural Parade Sidewalks Freed Up
Appeal Filed to Strike Down Unconstitutional Checkpoint Program
Washington Post: Court Refuses to End Checkpoints, Appeal Filed
Don't Let the National Park Service Privatize the Inauguration Route
Federal Court Rules for Inauguration Day Free Speech Lawsuit
Washington Post: "Class Action Filed Over Checkpoints"
PCJ Sues to Strike Down DC's Checkpoint Prog
Associated Press: "Group files lawsuit against DC vehicle checkpoints"
Groups Sue Department of Interior for Release of National Mall Records
FOIA Request to Uncover Connections Between U.S. Gov't and Anti-Cuba Terrorists
Uncovering Secrets
Follow-up to Statement in Defense of Free Speech
Free speech victory over the Bush administration
Associated Press article "Judge: Bush Protesters Unfairly Blocked"
Washington Post: Rights of Protesters Violated, Judge Rules
Calling the Police Version of Events "Fanciful," Magistrate Judge Recommends the Court Find Mass Arrests Were False
National Mall Redesign Could Seriously Restrict Free Speech
Join Us to Defend Free Speech Rights on the National Mall
Statement in Defense of Free Speech Rights on the National Mall
Washington Post: The Battle To Remold the Mall
NY Times Editorial: A Step Toward a Free Great Lawn
Groups say Central Park's lawn may be opened to big rallies
Central Park Great Lawn Lawsuit Results in Important Victory for Free Speech Rights
NY Times: Settlement on Use of Central Park's Great Lawn
Multimedia Re-Creation of April 15, 2000 Sidewalk March
Barham Class Successful in Lifting Stay of Discovery
Top Park Police Official May be Sued Personally for Sept 27, 2002 Mass False Arrest
Court Rejects FBI's Bid to be Dismissed from September 27, 2002 Class Action
Washington Post Editorial on PCJ litigation
Washington Post: PCJ Reveals FBI Intel Gathering in Protestor Arrests
New York Times: A Perfect Lawn, Mowed and Muted
New York Times: City Faces Trial for Blocking Protests on Central Park Lawn
Washington Post: DC Settles Suit Over Vt & K Protest Arrests
Settlement Reached for Sept. 27 2002, Vt & K Arrests
Washington Post: Police Agree to Protester Reforms
Partnership for Civil Justice Settles Landmark Lawsuit Against D.C. Police
AP: Civil Rights Group Settles With Police Over Inauguration Protests
New York Times: In Court Papers, A Political Note On '04 Protests
New York Times: G-8 Protest Organizer Finds Hurdles on Path to a Permit
NBC 4: "Police Officer Placed On Administrative Leave"
New York Times: Big Brother vs. Terrorist in Spy Camera Debate
New York Times: A NATION CHALLENGED: AMERICAN MUSLIMS; Raids, Detentions and Lists Lead Muslims to Cry Persecution
Washington Afro-American: Joyner Shooting Handed over to Philadelphia Prosecutors
Important alert: Defend Free Speech Rights on the National Mall!
PCJ Files Lawsuit to Strike Down DC Anti-Postering Laws
Central Park case: New Documents Released
New York Sun: 'Mike's Re-Election' Concern Stopped Park Concert
D.C. Circuit ruling: Washington D.C. Police Chief May Be Held Personally Liable
PCJ Files FOIA Request on Pentagon - Seeks Records on Pentagon Lists of Peace Activists and War Opponents
Status Update
Oral Argument Date Scheduled in Chief Ramsey's Emergency Appeal
S27 Amended Complaint Filed
S27 Amended Complaint Filed
Court grants plaintiffs' motion to amend complaint in S27 Class Action
Court grants plaintiffs' motion to amend complaint in S27 Class Action
Plaintiffs File Appellate Brief Explaining Why Chief Ramsey Should be Personally Liable
Wash Post - Public Space Along Parade Route at Issue
CNN - Counter-Inaugural' revving up ; dozens of groups converge on Washington for protests
Wash Post - Lawsuit Filed Over Availability Of Tickets
PCJ Challenges Exclusion of Public from Inaugural Parade Route
D.C. Council Adopts Ban on Challenged Police Practices
Boston Globe - Protesters seek more inauguration permits; Accuse government of blocking them out
Second Amended Complaint filed
First Amended Complaint
Amended Complaint Filed: Challenging System of Privatization of Central Park
Victory for Activists: D.C. Reverses Policy on Arrests for "Parading Without a Permit"
Court Rules that Police Chiefs Ramsey and Newsham May be Personally Liable for Mass Arrests
Newsday: Federal judge refuses to allow large Central Park rally during RNC
Bloomberg News: U.S. Judge Denies Park Permit for Convention Protest
CNN: Judge blocks RNC protest in Central Park
PCJ Seeks Injunction to Stop Arrests for "Parading without a Permit"
PCJ Seeks Court Order for Government to Expunge Arrest Records
Our free speech rights are non-negotiable!
Lawsuit Filed in the "Battle for Central Park" at the Republican National Convention
AP: Lawsuit Challenges Permit Rejection
AP: Lawsuit Challenges Permit Rejection
NY Newsday: Groups Sue to Rally in Central Park - - the Battle of Central Park has Begun
National Lawyers Guild to File Federal Lawsuit Against New York City Authorities (Press release)
Lawsuit Filed Against Police for Assaults Against Anti-War Demonstrators
Civil Rights Advocate Blasts Bush's Criminal War-Making
Police Spying Operation Exposed (press release and DC Council statement)
FinalCall.com: Does Dissent Equal Terrorism?
Class Action Status Granted in DC Mass Arrest Lawsuit
Philadelphia Agrees to Abandon March Permit Process
Settlement Reached in Federal Lawsuit Over Philadelphia Demonstrations
Major Victory for Free Speech Rights
Arrested For Protesting in Black, according to PCJ lawsuit
Wash Post article: "D.C. Officer on Desk Duty After Allegedly Hitting Protester"
Class Action Filed Over April 2000 IMF / WB Protests
ACLU Files Motion to Displace the Barham Class Representatives and Limit Claims
PCJ Opposes Motion by Philadelphia to Dismiss Suit Challenging City's Permitting Scheme
Class Action Filed Challenging Legality of S27 Arrests
Court Orders MPD to Produce Controversial Training Video Tape
Intelligence Chief Cross-Examined
D.C. and Federal Governments Sued for Orchestrated "Political Round-Ups" of Protestors
Wash Post: Protesters and Others Arrested File Suit Against Police, District
AP: Police arrest 649 during capital demonstrations
Hundreds Arrested In D.C. Protest
Hundreds arrested in IMF protest
Wash Post: Police Consider Legal Action In Effort to Disrupt Protests
FBI Ordered To Review Records for Disclosure
El movimiento contra la guerra de EEUU realiza en Nueva York una conferencia nacional preparatoria de nuevas movilizaciones en j
Seattle Times: The two faces of the cards: loyalty, privacy
First Amended Complaint filed in Suit to Strike Down Philadelphia's Permiting Scheme
In Landmark Ruling, Federal Court Recognizes the First Amendment Privilege
Court Denies Presidential Inaugural Committee's Motion to Dismiss
USA Today: Supermarket cards track consumer habits
Wash Post: Weekend Will Test Handling of Protests
NPR Radio: The Future of Eco-Tactics
In These Times: To the Extreme - FBI testimony provokes fear of new Cointelpro
Wash Post: D.C. to Ask World Bank And IMF to Share Costs
Wash Post: IMF Protesters File Suit Over 'Exclusion Zones'
Complaint Filed to Stop the Fencing Off of Washington, D.C.
Wash Post: DC police discuss plan for massive no-protest area at IMF/WB meetings
Reuters: Protesters Sue Washington Over IMF Rally Tactics
The Common Denominator: Disabled tenant: DCHA 'retaliates' for HUD protest
The Common Denominator: DCHA tenants ask to manage complex
DC Indymedia: Coalition to save DC General Hospital Takes its Case to Court
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Philadelphia's Refusal to Allow Vigil at City Hall
Wash Post: Lawyers Allege Abuses by Inaugural Security
First Amended Complaint filed in Inaugural Litigation
The Nation: The Crackdown On Dissent
Wash Post: Inaugural Demonstrators, Police Go to Court
AP: Protesters sue over inaugural plans
The Guardian: Friend or foe? Police ready for allcomers on Bush's big day
Convention protesters' civil liberties were violated in LA and Philly. Why isn't anyone paying attention?
In These Times: Breaking Law to Keep Order