Years of litigation lead to free speech victory In a free speech victory for grassroots activists in Washington, D.C., the DC government has been forced to rescind its unconstitutional rule governing political signs and posters that favored politicians’ speech over…
Reprinted from Associated Press WASHINGTON — Time limits on how long posters can hang to announce rallies, trumpet issues or plug candidates in Washington are the subject of a lawsuit a judge allowed to go forward Thursday while strongly suggesting…
Reprinted from Washington Post District regulations governing how long signs can remain affixed to city lampposts are unconstitutional and need to be rewritten, a federal judge signaled in a court opinion Thursday. In a 29-page ruling, U.S. District Chief Judge…
Mayor Gray’s Proposal Would Set Back the Freedom of Information Act by Decades Carl Messineo, Legal Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is testifying Wednesday July 11 before the D.C. Council in support of Freedom of Information and…
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund’s four-year-long battle to overturn the District of Columbia’s unconstitutional postering regulations has resulted in a significant ruling today for free speech. “District regulations governing how long signs can remain affixed to city lampposts are…
Reprinted from Associated Press WASHINGTON — District of Columbia police officials are investigating police escorts given to 17 celebrities since 2002 to find out who approved them, whether they were reimbursable and if there was a legitimate need for them, Chief…
Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary of the D.C. Council Good afternoon, I am Carl Messineo, Legal Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. The PCJF is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the advancement and…
Announcing new website: www.ReportersforHire.org A multi-year effort by the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and Liberation newspaper has uncovered thousands of pages of previously unreleased materials that reveal that the U.S. government…
PCJF: ‘Why is our money going for this?’ Reprinted from The Washington Post None of us should be surprised that Charlie Sheen enjoyed a police escort on his notorious ride from Dulles International Airport to a performance at DAR Constitution Hall.…
Documents obtained by a D.C.-based civil rights group, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, show that the D.C. police high-speed escort of Charlie Sheen violated police General Orders. The Washington D.C. police department used police cruisers as emergency vehicles at…
Retired CIA analyst dragged out of Clinton press conference Reprinted from Huffington Post Unbelievable! That was my reaction when someone first sent me this article. In less than a week after we cheered the outbreak of democracy in Egypt, we…
From Democracy Now This week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major address calling for internet freedom around the world. As Clinton condemned the Egyptian and Iranian governments for arresting and beating protesters, former U.S. Army and CIA…