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San José City Council OKs $3.35 Million Settlement for Five Racial Justice Protestors Attacked by San José Police

Racial justice protestors who were attacked and injured by the San José Police Department in May 2020 will receive $3.35 million in a settlement approved by the City Council.

Line 3 Pipeline Water Protectors Head to Trial on Trumped-Up Felony Charges

Excerpt from Truthout: On Monday, August 28, a Water Protector arrested and charged with a felony for participating in a nonviolent direct action against the Line 3 pipeline will head to trial.

DA Jenkins: Drop the Charges Against the Dolores Park Children and Youth

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and allied organizations sent the following letter to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.

San Jose: Federal excessive force lawsuit from George Floyd protests is greenlit for trial

Rachel Lederman, senior counsel for the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and part of the plaintiffs’ legal team, said “we are very pleased we will be able to get this case in front of a jury.”

SF drops most Dolores hill bomb cases — but will investigate further

Vast majority of criminal charges against juveniles, adults are now discharged, but civil lawsuit against San Francisco will proceed.

PCJF Welcomes Senior Counsel Rachel Lederman to Lead West Coast Operations

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF), and its Center for Protest Law & Litigation, welcomes Rachel Lederman as Senior Counsel to lead its new West Coast office based in Oakland, Calif.

Community outrage over SFPD response to skateboarding event continues to boil over

The community outrage over the San Francisco Police Department's response to an unsanctioned skateboarding event over the weekend continues.

‘A Step Backward’: SF Police Commission Questions Mass Arrest at Skateboarding Event

“There’s a lot of interest in suing and challenging this police misconduct to prevent something like this from happening again,” said Rachel Lederman, senior counsel at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.

You’re Detained as a Spectator at an Event Like the Dolores ‘Hill Bomb.’ What Are Your Legal Rights?

An excerpt from article by KQUED. Read the full story here. San Francisco police arrested over a hundred people in the city’s Mission District Saturday night at an annual “hill bomb” event, where skaters and bikers ride down Dolores Street. Most…

Parents, livid over SFPD arrests of teens at Dolores hill bomb, vow lawsuits

Rachel Lederman, a long-time civil rights attorney now with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, has spoken to some two dozen parents, teenagers, and young adults, she said, gathering information about the Saturday arrests for a possible civil lawsuit.

PCJF Demands San Francisco Police Be Held Accountable for Attacking Children at Community Gathering and that All Charges Be Dropped

The SFPD is charging the children and young people with incitement to riot and conspiracy among other charges. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund demands these charges be dropped immediately.

A D.C. Cop Allegedly Helped the Proud Boys. Why Hasn’t Liberal Washington Done More About It?

An excerpt from Politico Magazine. To read the full article, click here. The explosive indictment of a District of Columbia police officer accused of aiding the Proud Boys ricocheted through the headlines this week: Before the Jan. 6 riot, Lieutenant Shane…