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Interview: The Political Prosecution of J20 Protesters

December 19, 2017

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

November 14, 2017

“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.

November 13, 2017

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.

November 11, 2017

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.

November 1, 2017

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.

October 27, 2017

PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard spoke with hosts Brian Becker and John Kiriakou on the “Loud and Clear” radio program about the J20 prosecutions.

October 10, 2017

Florida Legal Services and the PCJF sent a letter to the University of Florida raising constitutional issues about restrictions enacted for anti-fascist and anti-racist protests planned on October 19, 2017.

August 26, 2017

PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard spoke with Brian Becker on his "Loud and Clear" radio show.

August 21, 2017

PCJF is asking the Supreme Court to hear our case challenging D.C. postering laws. Click to download the Petition

August 16, 2017

PCJF’s reply brief as they appealed the lower court decision in Dundon v. Kirchmeier to the Eighth Circuit. Click to download the brief.

August 4, 2017

The PCJF waged a decade long battle to strike down the District of Columbia’s unconstitutional regulations on postering winning a string of victories in the lower court which forced the District to repeatedly rewrite its unlawful regulations. The final iterations were upheld by the D.C. Circuit despite the PCJF’s continued objection to remaining rules that determined how posters were regulated based on the content of the words.

July 19, 2017

‘There’s an Effort Around the Country to Curtail People’s Fundamental 1st Amendment Rights’

Free Speech

Interview: The Political Prosecution of J20 Protesters

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

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

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

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

Interview: Crackdown on Trump protesters

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Protest Restrictions at Speech by Self-Proclaimed White Nationalist Richard Spencer at University of Florida

Government Demands Massive Private Data from DisruptJ20.org

Postering (ANSWER/MASF) – Petition for Certiorari 2017

Standing Rock (Dundon) – Appellant’s Reply Brief 2017

The Fight to Strike Down Unconstitutional Regulations on Postering

CounterSpin interviews Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on the right to protest

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