Pershing Park 2002 Mass Arrest Lawsuit

Chief Ramsey's sworn statements contradicted by officer at the scene of the Pershing Park arrests

Click here to view excerpt of Chief Ramsey's deposition, newly released affidavit of MPD Det. Hustler, and Notice filed with the Court

Click here to read the transcript of the hearing before Judge Sullivan on 7/29/09

Click here to read the plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions against DC detailing destruction of key evidence

PCJF forces D.C. Police to disclose General and Special Orders

Click here to read the press release

Click here to access the General and
Special orders and related documents

PCJF Landmark Victory: D.C. Checkpoints Ruled Unconstitutional!
En banc re-hearing denied!

Press release: En banc re-hearing denied in checkpoint case

U.S. Court of Appeals denies en banc
re-hearing in D.C. checkpoint case

Click this link to read the Appellate Court Ruling

PCJF files FOIA lawsuit demanding disclosure of U.S. covert propaganda contracts

National Committee to Free the Cuban Five v. Broadcasting Board of Governors - Click here to read

PCJF files Freedom of Information Act Demand About Imprisonment, Interrogation, and Sudden Death of Bush's 'Smoking Gun' Witness

Detainee's statements derived under torture by the Bush administration were used to sell the Iraq invasion to U.S. Senate and United Nations

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Stop the Unconstitutional D.C. Checkpoints
PCJ Files Lawsuit to Enjoin Illegal Program

Fight for the Great Lawn of Central Park
Settlement strikes down regulations banning protest 

Free Speech Battle Over Use of National Mall
Groups appeal restrictions proposed by National Park Service

Voices in the Wilderness
Defending Against Government Prosecution for Delivering Medicine to Iraq

Wash Post: D.C. to pay $8.25 million to settle suit over '02 mass arrests
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Washington City Paper: Pershing Park Plaintiffs Speak Out On Settlement
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Legal Times: D.C. Agrees to Pershing Park Settlement of $8.25 Million
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Washington City Paper: District Settles Pershing Park Case
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

New York Times: Inquiry Raises More Questions in Case of Arrests After '02 Protest in Capital
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

AP: DC agrees to pay $13M over arrests of protesters
Monday, November 23, 2009

Legal Times: City to Settle Mass Arrest Class Action for $13.7 Million
Monday, November 23, 2009

Washington Post: Ex-D.C. chief's statement on mass arrest disputed
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Associated Press: Detective says chief ordered mass arrests
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Washington Post: D.C. quietly folds up police checkpoint program
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Wash Post: Pershing Park Runaround
Thursday, August 6, 2009

Legal Times: Federal Judge to D.C.: 'There will be significant prices to pay'
Friday, July 31, 2009

Wash Post: U.S. Judge Blasts D.C.'s Handling of Protest Cases
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Washington Examiner: Federal judge wants probe of missing police records
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Washington Examiner: Appeals court disallows D.C. police checkpoints
Sunday, July 12, 2009

Headlines & Updates

PCJ's Work is Highlighted in "The Assault on Free Speech, Public Assembly, and Dissent: A National Lawyers Guild Report on Violations of First Amendment Rights in the United States"