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PCJF Op-Ed in the Washington Post: The Trump administration wants to tax protests. What happened to free speech?

Posted in Press Coverage · August 14, 2018 1:36 PM
For the first time, the U.S. government wants demonstrators to pay to use our parks, sidewalks and streets to engage in free speech in the nation’s capital. This should be called for what it is: a protest tax. This is a bold effort by the Trump administration to burden and restrict access to public spaces for First Amendment activities in Washington. If enacted, it would fundamentally alter participatory democracy in America. Read more

Washington Post publishes editorial opposing proposed Pay-to-Protest rules

Posted in Press Coverage · August 12, 2018 9:18 AM
In a follow-up to the OpEd by the PCJF, the editorial board of the Washington Post issues "a resounding no" to the Pay-to-Protest proposal by the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

"Trump has given a green light to shut down free speech"

Posted in Press Coverage · April 04, 2017 11:23 AM
UN human rights advocates have condemned bills introduced in 19 US states that target peaceful protest and other forms of free speech. They say that the proposed laws violate First Amendment protections as well as international human rights standards. Mara Verheyden-Hillard, a human rights attorney and co-founder of Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, joins RT America’s Simone Del Rosario to explain what’s at stake.

Supreme Court Petition filed in Landmark Mass Protest Arrest Case

Posted in News · March 13, 2017 12:16 PM
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and co-counsel Paul Hughes of Mayer Brown LLP and the Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic have filed a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States.

NBC 4 Video: Peter Newsham Named New Metropolitan Police Chief

Posted in Press Coverage · February 27, 2017 3:52 PM
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard appears in an NBC 4 TV report and condemns serial civil rights violator Peter Newsham, who was named new chief of D.C. Metropolitan Police.

Defending the "Protest Nation"

Posted in News · February 01, 2017 1:38 PM
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is in the courtroom and in the streets protecting the ability of the people of the United States to be the political force that throws a wrench into outrageous efforts to eviscerate fundamental rights.

FAIR's CounterSpin: "People Have the Right to Take to the Streets" interview with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard

Posted in Press Coverage · January 27, 2017 9:04 PM
We talk about the right to protest with activist and attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.

U.S. News and World Report: Inauguration Mass Arrest of Protesters, Journalists a Throwback With a Familiar Face, Attorneys Say

Posted in Press Coverage · January 24, 2017 6:51 PM
"You can't arrest people for the acts of others simply because they arguably share a political view -- that's illegal," Verheyden-Hilliard says.

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