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Letter to US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on behalf of Dr. Jill Stein

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, constitutional rights attorney with the PCJF, is representing Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party Presidential candidate, before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election. This matter raises critical public interest…

D.C. Police and the Feds Partner With Hard Right to Convict Trump Protesters

The capital’s cops and right-wingers are apparently working together, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by PCJF against D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Karl A. Racine in the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Lawsuit Over Police Collusion with Right-Wing Organizations to Infiltrate and Surveil Protest Groups

PCJF Lawsuit demands disclosure of documents on MPD’s work with Project Veritas, Oath Keepers and other private organizations.

PCJF Opposes Trump’s Dept of Interior Plan to Obstruct Access to Public Information

The PCJF challenges proposed FOIA rules as creating “Obstructive Shell Game” and a “Political Gatekeeping Maneuver.”

Charges Dropped Against 129 Trump Inauguration Protesters — But Dozens Still Face Prison

The Government’s case against the J20 defendants is falling apart, The Intercept reports.

Interview: The Political Prosecution of J20 Protesters

Alex Rubinstein, an independent journalist falsely arrested during the “J20” protests at the Trump inauguration, interviews PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard.

Group Investigating Police Conduct on Inauguration Day has History of Siding with Police

“For there to be a truly independent investigation, it would need to be through an entity that has no ties to police departments, police officials, or former police officials," Mara Verheyden-Hilliard told The Intercept.

PCJF Lawsuit Confirms: Police Failed to Issue Dispersal Orders on J20

A public records request and lawsuit by the PCJF confirms that MPD actions on January 20 violated laws enacted by the D.C. Council as well as the MPD’s own Standard Operating Procedures.

First inauguration rioting trial could send independent journalist, six others to prison

Seven people mass-arrested during President Trump’s inauguration in January stand trial next week in a major test for prosecutors, the Washington Examiner reports.

WAMU: Critics say GSA Stonewalling Over Trump Hotel

Several groups — including members of Congress — are accusing the General Services Administration of blocking requests for information regarding the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington.

Trump Hotel Documents Hidden from Public View

PCJF uncovers that GSA manager involved in hotel redevelopment negotiations maintained communications with Trump Organization through private email.

D.C. Police Spent $300,000 On Weapons, Equipment For Inauguration, DCist reports

In preparation for the inauguration of Donald Trump, the Metropolitan Police Department spent around $300,000 on equipment like smoke bombs, stinger rounds, rubber baton rounds, and other “less-lethal” munitions.