Lawsuit: DC police withholding reports on protest response
Reprint from WTOP WASHINGTON — The organization that helped sue D.C. police over then-Assistant Chief Peter Newsham’s handling of anti-globalism protests in 2002 now alleges…
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J20 MPD FOIA Complaint – 2017
The PCJF filed a FOIA complaint against D.C. MPD in 2017 over the department's failure to produce records regarding law enforcement's handling of protests against the Trump administration on January 20, 2017.
Supreme Court Petition filed in Landmark Mass Protest Arrest Case
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and co-counsel Paul Hughes of Mayer Brown LLP and the Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic have filed a…
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – Petition for Writ of Certiorari 2017
PCJF filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to hear Garcia v. Bloomberg, the lawsuit challenging the mass arrest of 700 peaceful demonstrators on the…
Nominated D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham directed mass unconstitutional arrests
PCJF calls for D.C. Council to reject his appointment Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has today appointed Peter Newsham the Chief of Police. Newsham’s conduct…
FAIR’s CounterSpin: “People Have the Right to Take to the Streets” interview with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard
A travel ban aimed at Muslims, a wall on the Mexican border, an attempt to outlaw sanctuary cities. Every day of the Trump administration brings…
U.S. News and World Report: Inauguration Mass Arrest of Protesters, Journalists a Throwback With a Familiar Face, Attorneys Say
Excerpt from U.S. News and World Report | Read the article here. Verheyden-Hilliard says she doubts that standard can be met in the pending case.…
Faced with imminent litigation, National Park Service releases permits for protest spaces during Inaugural weekend
Today the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund notified the National Park Service that litigation was imminent and that permits, including for the Ellipse and other…
PCJF challenges American University’s removal of Peltier statue
Letter issued on behalf of artist Rigo 23 responding to American University’s censorship of political art and expression The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, the…
Listen: PCJF’s Carl Messineo: Will Trump Keep Protesters off Federal Grounds?
From KBOO: Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund is joined by Carl Messineo, Legal Director of The Partnership For Civil Justice Fund. He talks about the efforts…
Listen: PCJF’s Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on NPR’s Kojo Nnamdi Show
Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund on NPR’S The Kojo Nnamdi Show discusses the right to protest and free speech issues arising…
NPR Audio: No Permits Yet Granted To Expected Inauguration Protesters
Anti-Trump Protesters Upset They Haven’t Been Assigned Inauguration Day Sites Excerpt from NPR. Click here to listen to the report from NPR Thousands of people…