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Washington Post, Style Section feature article, May 12, 2003, David Montgomery, Stirring a Cause: When Things Get Rough for Protestors, These Lawyers Go on the March

In These Times , October, 2001, Hank Hoffman, To The Extreme: FBI Testimony Provokes Fear of New COINTELPRO

The Nation , January 19, 2001, Abby Scher, The Crackdown on Dissent

In These Times , May 29, 2000, Terry J. Allen, Breaking Law to Keep Order


(selected articles below)

Washington Post: D.C. to drop controversial checkpoints

Legal Times: D.C. to Settle Controversial Neighborhood Checkpoint Suit

Washington Post: D.C. agrees to $13.7 million settlement in 2000 mass arrest

DC Prosecutor Farms out Investigation of Police shooting of Trey Joyner

Washington Post: D.C. lawyers demonstrate power of tenacity

National Law Journal: Phone-card case tests D.C. consumer law

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

Washington City Paper: District Settles Pershing Park Case

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

Washington Post: D.C. to pay $450,000 to war protesters over 2002 interrogation

Wash Post: Pershing Park Runaround

Legal Times: Federal Judge to D.C.: 'There will be significant prices to pay'

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

Wash Times: Lawyer Argues Against D.C. Checkpoints

AP: Appeals Court Considers DC vehicle Checkpoints

Wash Post: Group Appeals Ruling on Police Checkpoints

Washington Post: A Reality Check on D.C. Checkpoints

Washington Post: Inaugural Parade Sidewalks Freed Up

Washington Post: Court Refuses to End Checkpoints, Appeal Filed

Washington Post: "Class Action Filed Over Checkpoints"

Associated Press: "Group files lawsuit against DC vehicle checkpoints"

Associated Press article "Judge: Bush Protesters Unfairly Blocked"

Washington Post: Rights of Protesters Violated, Judge Rules

National Mall Redesign Could Seriously Restrict Free Speech

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

NY Times: Settlement on Use of Central Park's Great Lawn

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

Washington Post: Police Agree to Protester Reforms

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