WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A local group wants to protest outside of the Trump Hotel along the Inauguration Day parade route in Washington, D.C. next January, but a legal battle is underway challenging their right to do it. Protesters argue they…
By Steven Rosenfeld / Alternet In the first presidential debate, Donald Trump spent a minute pitching his newest hotel in Washington across from the White House, saying the hotel, which opened two weeks earlier, was done “under budget” and “ahead of…
Fact checking the “dramatically ahead of schedule” and “most successful” opening claims. Newly released documents from the General Services Administration (GSA) obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund through a public records request and lawsuit provide new insight into…
Reprint from The Washington Post Every time Donald Trump holds an event at his new Washington hotel they’ve been there. Out front. With signs. And sometimes a bullhorn. Protesters have not allowed the presidential candidate to peacefully promote the Old…
By Jonathan O’Connell for the Washington Post Those wishing to protest on public property along Pennsylvania Avenue near the entrance of Donald Trump’s new hotel are welcome to apply for a permit securing space in front of the $212 million…
Evidence introduced in court is generally considered public information, but D.C. attorney general Karl Racine has invented a new legal theory when it comes to video evidence taken from the Metropolitan Police Department’s body cameras. He says it belongs to…
Recording us all from the sky By Carl MessineoPCJF Legal Director Published on Alternet Everyone’s movements are watched from a hidden camera in the sky, but no one knows it. Ex-military private contractors control the cameras and run the operation…
Reprint from The Washington Post The whole thing would be laughable, a real thigh-slapper, if the danger weren’t so real. The Trump Organization, led by arch First Amendment foe Donald Trump, has worked out a traffic arrangement with the D.C.…
Even if the voters do not go his way on Election Day, Donald Trump will still have an increased presence in the nation’s capital this fall. When the Trump International Hotel opens next month in the Old Post Office building…
Below is an article on the PCJF’s litigation and defense of free speech rights against Trump’s privatization of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Excerpt from The Washington Post Free speech advocates are suing the District government and federal agencies over…
Civil Rights Group Challenges Buffer Zone that Restricts Free Speech at New Trump International Hotel PCJF sues D.C. and federal government to force release of documents related to turnover of historic quintessential public space Defending the right to protest, the…
By Mara Verheyden-HilliardExecutive Director of the PCJF Originally published on Alternet The events of the past week have placed the country at a decisive moment. Words matter but deeds matter more. Leadership matters. President Obama spoke about the need for…