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Civil Rights Orgs Warn Pomona College: Unprecedented Suspensions of Students Are Unlawful, ‘Punishes the Act of Protest Itself.’

November 14, 2024

Five legal organizations including Palestine Legal, the Asian Law Caucus, the Center for Protest Law and Litigation, the…

New Motions Demand the Court Dismiss Charges and Disqualify DA Brooke Jenkins in GG26 Case

September 24, 2024

The legal team for 26 activists who were arrested on the Golden Gate Bridge in April filed a…

Civil Rights Groups Sue UCSC for Unlawful Campus Bans and Response to Student Protests

September 9, 2024

Today, The Center for Protest Law & Litigation, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, and civil rights attorney…

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09/9/2024

Civil Rights Groups Sue UCSC for Unlawful Campus Bans and Response to Student Protests

Today, The Center for Protest Law & Litigation, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, and civil rights attorney...

07/8/2024

Police Close Off Dolores Street, Skaters 'Bomb' Church Street Instead

“When dealing with this or any event that poses challenges, the City must change its approach to one that truly protects our community and keeps it safe,” said Rachel Lederman, senior counsel with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.

06/14/2024

Federal judge OKs most claims in Dolores Park hill bomb lawsuit, setting up class action battle

Excerpt from Mission Local. Read the full article. A federal judge said on Thursday that most of the...

05/6/2024

Police, Politics And Violent Repression Against Pro-Palestine Student Protest

Excerpt from Law & Disorder. Listen to the full interview here. During the Occupy Wall Street protests of...

05/3/2024

How DC police’s response to protests in the early 2000’s still impacts the force today

As a pro-Palestine protest and encampment enters week two at George Washington University’s campus, the impact of several mass demonstrations more than two decades ago can still be felt.

12/22/2023

Four teens sue San Francisco and police chief over mass arrest of youths at 'Hill Bomb' skateboarding event

Excerpt from NBC News. Every year, throngs of youths descend upon San Francisco’s Mission District for a skateboarding event, but this year festivities ended in chaos with police arresting over 100 young people.

12/22/2023

Teens sue San Francisco after mass arrests at skateboarding event

Excerpt from the Washington Post. San Francisco now faces a class-action lawsuit alleging that the roughly 80 juveniles corralled by police were wrongfully detained.

12/20/2023

Young people arrested in police sweep at Dolores skate event file federal suit

Excerpt from 48 Hills By Tim Redmond | Read the full story here. Attorneys for four young people arrested...

12/20/2023

Lawsuit filed against San Francisco, police chief over Dolores Hill Bomb arrests

The city of San Francisco, its police department and several others were named in a lawsuit over the arrests that happened during the 2023 Dolores Park Hill Bomb.

12/20/2023

San Francisco Sued Over Police Crackdown on Dolores Park Skating Event

A group of teenagers are suing over San Francisco’s police crackdown on the Dolores Park Hill Bomb, a yearly skating event that this past summer led to mass arrests of more than 100 people—most of them children.