Lawsuit Filed Over Police Attack and False Arrest at BLM Plaza
MPD officers used a false arrest as a thin excuse to storm BLM Plaza while creating widespread disarray and disruption of peaceful First Amendment activities.
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Lawsuit Claims DC Police Trampled Rights of Demonstrators in Justice Protests
The PCJF and its project, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation has filed a federal lawsuit against the District of Columbia and the Metropolitan Police Department’s alleged indiscriminate, violent use of less lethal weapons against racial justice protesters.
PCJF Files Federal Lawsuit Against DC for MPD’s Indiscriminate and Violent Use of Less Lethal Weapons Against Racial Justice Protests
The PCJF and its Center for Protest Law & Litigation, filed a federal lawsuit against the District of Columbia challenging MPD's “repressive and violent tactics including the authorized indiscriminate use of ‘less lethal’ projectile weapons against peaceful protestors and bystanders."
Protesters Sue D.C. Police Over Tactics During Racial Justice Protests In 2020
Three protesters are suing the Metropolitan Police Department over its alleged use of non-lethal weapons and projectiles like stinger grenades, rubber bullets, and flash bang devices against racial justice protesters in the summer of 2020, the DCist reports.
D.C. sued for police use of force during 2020 racial justice protests
The Washington Post covers PCJF's lawsuit against MPD for retaliating against racial justice protestors with mass police violence.
PCJF Sues D.C Police Department for Withholding Information on Police Violence Against Racial Justice Protests
The PCJF filed a lawsuit against D.C. MPD to force disclosure of records under D.C.’s Freedom of Information Act, involving the department's violent response to racial justice demonstrations against police misconduct throughout 2020.
Illinois Protestor Wrongfully Arrested After Calling Police Officer a “Fascist Pig”
A racial justice protestor was falsely arrested at a demonstration protesting the murder of Alexis Wilson by Dolton Illinois police.
Victory! Court Rules MN Sheriff’s Blockade of Line 3 Water Protector Camp Was Illegal and Bars Ongoing Efforts to Obstruct Access
Today, a Minnesota court issued a ruling protecting an Indigenous-led camp of Line 3 opponents from Hubbard County’s unlawful blockades and targeted harassment.
Line 3 Blockade – Order on Motion for Summary Judgment 2022
The PCJF, along with EarthRights International, and local counsel Jason Steck, won a major victory in support of water protectors, with a court ruling that in 2021, the Hubbard County Sheriff unlawfully blockaded access to a camp serving as a home for Indigenous-led organizing and religious activities.
Center for Protest Law and Litigation Files Federal Lawsuit Against Dolton Police for Violating Protestor’s Constitutional Rights
CPLL and counsel Melinda Power filed a lawsuit against the Dolton Police Department in Illinois for illegally arresting a protestor who called police "fucking pig."
Manjee (Dolton) Complaint – 2022
The Center for Protest Law & Litigation and counsel Melinda Power of Chicago’s West Town Law Office filed lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the…
Standing Rock (Dundon) – Appellants’ Reply Brief 2022
The legal team representing the Water Protectors, who were violently attacked by police while protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016, filed an appeal in…