Partnership for Civil Justice:

U.S. Federal Judge Lauds "Historic" Settlement Thursday, July 15, 2010 Court Approval Given for Protest Arrest Class Action Resolution	September 2002 Mass Arrest Claims Deadline Nears Monday, June 14, 2010 (to general list)
Carl Messineo on the Open Government Act of 2010 Monday, June 7, 2010 PCJF testimony before the D.C. Council Committee on Government Operations and the Environment	Notice to Class, Proof of Claim Form for Pershing Park Settlement Tuesday, April 27, 2010 September 27, 2002 Pershing Park Mass Arrest Class Action Settlement
Deadline nears to claim millions of dollars in mass arrest case Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Please help get the word out to everyone you know	Notice to Class and Proof of Claim Form Released for April 15, 2000 Becker Mass Arrest Class Action Settlement Thursday, February 11, 2010 (Please redistribute widely and post on all appropriate web sites)
A year of victories for civil rights Tuesday, December 29, 2009 PCJF year in review 2009	Pershing Park Settlement Announced Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Press Release
PCJF First Amendment Cases Spark Investigation Thursday, December 10, 2009 NY Times: "Inquiry Raises More Questions in Case of Arrests After '02 Protest in Capital"	D.C. cancels checkpoint program following U.S. Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Press release
PCJF wins settlement in illegal arrest case in D.C. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Peaceful protestors targeted for wearing black	PCJF forces D.C. Police to disclose General and Special Orders Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Documents Released to PCJF Uploaded for Public Viewing
Landmark victory: En banc re-hearing denied in checkpoint case Friday, October 16, 2009 D.C. military- style checkpoints are unconstitutional	Ramsey, Gainer Should Not Sit on Any Independent Review of Gates Arrest Friday, September 11, 2009 Chiefs Responsible for More Than 1,000 False Arrests
Journalists covering Cuba were on U.S. payroll Wednesday, September 9, 2009 PCJF lawsuit against BBG seeks key documents on covert domestic propaganda operation	Federal judge blasts D.C. Attorney General's Office for concealment of evidence Thursday, July 30, 2009 Judge: 'Case appears to be civil counterpart of Ted Stevens case'
Court Rules D.C. Checkpoints Are Unconstitutional Friday, July 10, 2009 Major Victory for Civil Rights!	PCJF Files FOIA Request After Police Killing in Trinidad Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Demands Public Disclosure of Park Police/FBI/MPD Operation
PCJF files Freedom of Information Act Demand About Imprisonment, Interrogation, and Sudden Death of Bush's 'Smoking Gun' Witness Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Detainee's statements derived under torture by the Bush administration were used to sell the Iraq invasion to U.S. Senate and United Nations	PCJF Demands Information About Imprisonment, Interrogation, and Death of Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Detainee's statements derived under torture by the Bush administration were used to sell the Iraq invasion to U.S. Senate and United Nations
Legal Times Report on U.S. Court of Appeals Hearing on D.C. Checkpoint Appeal Friday, May 8, 2009 The Legal Times just released the following report of today's U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit oral argument about the D.C. military-style checkpoint program:	PCJ Sues MPD to Force Disclosure of Orders and Policies Wednesday, April 8, 2009 PCJF v. District of Columbia
D.C. Circuit Appellate Brief Filed Opposing Unconstitutional Police Checkpoint Program Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Partnership for Civil Justice Media Advisory	PCJ Lawsuit Frees Inauguration Route to the Public Thursday, November 13, 2008 Read today's Washington Post article on this victory below!
Appeal Filed to Strike Down Unconstitutional Checkpoint Program Thursday, October 30, 2008 Partnership for Civil Justice Media Advisory	Don't Let the National Park Service Privatize the Inauguration Route Thursday, September 18, 2008 Tell the government: Pennsylvania Ave. Belongs to the People
Federal Court Rules for Inauguration Day Free Speech Lawsuit Friday, August 8, 2008 After Loss to Protestors, Government Issues Suspect Regulations	PCJ Sues to Strike Down DC's Checkpoint Prog Friday, June 20, 2008 Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Stops and Data Collection
Groups Sue Department of Interior for Release of National Mall Records Monday, May 19, 2008 Complaint argues that the Bush Administration is illegally withholding documents	FOIA Request to Uncover Connections Between U.S. Gov't and Anti-Cuba Terrorists Monday, May 19, 2008 Read the whole FOIA request
Uncovering Secrets Friday, May 9, 2008 Freedom of Information Act Requests Demand Government Release National Mall Documents	Free speech victory over the Bush administration Friday, March 21, 2008 First Amendment prevails over Bush's attempts to privatize inaugural route
Join Us to Defend Free Speech Rights on the National Mall Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Take action today	Statement in Defense of Free Speech Rights on the National Mall Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Sign the statement! Build the campaign!
Central Park Great Lawn Lawsuit Results in Important Victory for Free Speech Rights Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Settlement Strikes Down Regulations Banning Mass Assembly Protest City Must Now Establish Constitutionally Valid Permitting Scheme for Protests in Central Park	Top Park Police Official May be Sued Personally for Sept 27, 2002 Mass False Arrest Wednesday, June 20, 2007 In a critical ruling and great victory for the class plaintiffs, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion - - agreeing with the arguments submitted by the Partnership for Civil Justice as class counsel - - holding that the senior U.S. Park Police official, Richard Murphy, may be held personally and financially liable for his command of federal agents during the September 27, 2002 Pershing Park mass false arrest.
Settlement Reached for Sept. 27 2002, Vt & K Arrests Wednesday, February 28, 2007 The Partnership for Civil Justice has reached a settlement with the District of Columbia over the false arrests and abusive detention of four people who were swept up by the police in a political round-up on September 27, 2002 at Vermont and K Streets N.W. during a protest against the IMF/World Bank and the then-threatened war in Iraq. The police sprung pop-up police lines, trapped, surrounded and detained dozens of protestors, legal observers and passersby. Those arrested were held overnight, tied wrist to ankle in stress and duress positions. Each plaintiff will receive $50,000 (plus attorneys fees and costs), and the DC MPD will have to train officers in free speech protections. The Pershing Park class action in which PCJ is counsel is still being litigated.	Partnership for Civil Justice Settles Landmark Lawsuit Against D.C. Police Tuesday, November 21, 2006 The Partnership for Civil Justice announced today a settlement of its landmark lawsuit against the District of Columbia and the Metropolitan Police Department that arose in connection with the demonstrations against the 2001 inauguration of George W Bush. As a consequence of this federal court litigation, the MPD will now undertake significant changes in its police practices and training programs with regard to demonstrations.
AP: Civil Rights Group Settles With Police Over Inauguration Protests Tuesday, November 21, 2006 WASHINGTON - Civil rights lawyers representing protesters at President Bush's 2001 inauguration announced a settlement Tuesday with District of Columbia police that includes changes in department policies for handling demonstrations.	New York Times: In Court Papers, A Political Note On '04 Protests Monday, July 31, 2006 When city officials denied demonstrators access to the Great Lawn in Central Park during the 2004 Republican National Convention, political advocates and ordinary New Yorkers accused Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of squelching demonstrations that could embarrass fellow Republicans during their gathering. The Bloomberg administration denied being guided by politics in banning the protests. Instead, officials said they were motivated by a concern for the condition of the expensively renovated Great Lawn or by law enforcement's ability to secure the crowd. But documents that have surfaced in a federal lawsuit over the use of the Great Lawn paint a different picture, of both the rationale for the administration's policy and the degree of Mr. Bloomberg's role in enforcing it.