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.…
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Exposed: The Hidden Role of Fusion Centers in the Nationwide Spying Operation Against Occupy
“Counter-terrorism” agencies’ domestic spying on free speech activity The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-funded Fusion Centers used their vast anti-terrorism and anti-crime authority and funding…
DC Anti-Terrorism Fusion Center Monitoring ANSWER and Postal Workers Union Protest
Per FOIA documents obtained by the PCJF, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-funded Fusion Center in D.C. used their anti-terrorism authority to monitor A.N.S.W.E.R and…
Tables turn against prosecutor in Mike Brown case
Community activists and civil rights organizations have filed a petition Jan. 15 with the Missouri State Circuit Court to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate…
Alice Walker to Ed Snowden: ‘I admire your courage’
Joins support campaign for NSA whistle-blower Pultizer Prize winning author Alice Walker Author Alice Walker has joined the ‘Thank You, Ed Snowden’ campaign, which has…
‘Thank you, Ed Snowden’ Campaign
In 2013, in response to the U.S. government's threats to send whistleblower Edward Snowden to prison for life, the PCJF organized a national campaign with civil liberties activists and organizations, called “Thank you, Edward Snowden."
The Eviction of Occupy Portland, Ore.: A Supremely Political Affair
New Docs Show More Detail into Boston Law Enforcement Focus on Peaceful Protests The latest trove of documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice…
Documents Revealed the Government’s Coordinated Crackdown on the Occupy Movement
The PCJF filed FOIA requests following evictions of Occupy encampments across the nation with the DOJ, DHS, FBI, CIA, the National Park Service (NPS), and municipal agencies. We obtained thousands of pages of documents showing the behind-the-scenes surveillance and coordination of the crackdown of Occupy, including the use of anti-terrorism authority against peaceful protestors.
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – Plaintiffs Apellees Brief 2013
The PCJF responded in this brief to the defendant’s appeal in Garcia v. Bloomberg, which asked the Second Circuit to overturn the lower court’s refusal…
Washington Post: Judge finds District’s rules for hanging political posters unconstitutional
Reprinted from Washington Post A federal judge on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional the District’s regulations for hanging political signs on lampposts. U.S. District Chief…
Commander Who Pepper-Sprayed Protesters Is Sued Again
Reprinted from New York Times Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna, the police commander sued in July for pepper-spraying Occupy Wall Street protesters, has been sued again.…
New Federal Lawsuit Filed Against NYPD for Occupy Arrests
PCJF Challenges Unlawful Police Tactics, Sidewalk Arrests, Orange Netting Corral The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) has filed a federal lawsuit today in the…