SOAW – FBI Documents
FOIA documents obtained by the PCJF expose that the FBI abused counter-terrorism authority to surveil School of Americas Watch, a pacifist organization focused on ending…
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The Guardian: New NYPD unit armed with ‘machine guns’ criticised by reform advocates
Reprinted from The Guardian The creation of a new counter-terrorism unit within the NYPD, which will be armed with “machine guns” and tasked with policing protests as…
Washington Times: D.C. police handling of Ferguson protesters a far cry from past demonstrations
Scattered protests shut down traffic around the District for a third day Monday, with demonstrators lying in roadways and blocking highways to protest the grand…
Bloomberg News: Secret Service Erects Extra Barrier to Buffer White House
Reprinted from Bloomberg News The U.S. Secret Service today erected a temporary extra barrier outside the White House as it reviews how a trespasser managed to…
PCJF condemns proposals to close White House area to protests
An outrageous assault on free speech “The Secret Service’s security failures inside the perimeter of the White House grounds do not provide a legitimate basis…
Important victory in case of Ray McGovern’s brutal arrest
Be On the Look Out Alert’ Rescinded; Law Enforcement Instructed that BOLO is ‘Not Operational’ The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is pleased to announce…
McClatchy DC: Public to Secret Service at White House: Don’t fence us out
Reprinted from McClatchy DC WASHINGTON — Washingtonians are pushing back against suggestions that the U.S. Secret Service might make it harder for the public to…
Major Free Speech Court Victory in Brooklyn Bridge Occupy Mass Arrest Class Action
Federal Court Rules for Protestors In a major victory for free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling…
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit Ruling 2014
The Second Circuit denied NYPD’s attempts to claim qualified immunity in the false arrest of members of the Occupy Wall Street movement on the Brooklyn…
Interim Victory for Free Speech: Federal Court Rejects City’s Motion to Dismiss First Amendment Lawsuit
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is serving as co-counsel with Southern Legal Counsel challenging unconstitutional restrictions on First Amendment rights imposed by the city…
Fusion Centers Approached 2011 Black Friday Consumer Boycott Like a Terrorist Threat
Counter-terrorism officials partner with corporate retail trade association The documents reveal that Fusion Centers and their personnel even conflate their anti-terrorism mission with a need…
NY Times: Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
Reprinted from The New York Times When the Occupy protests spread across the country three years ago, state and local law enforcement officials went on alert.…