J.T. et al v. San Francisco – Order Granting Class Certification
A federal court in San Francisco allowed the civil rights lawsuit challenging the San Francisco Police Department’s 2023 mass arrest to proceed as a class…
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Police Close Off Dolores Street, Skaters ‘Bomb’ Church Street Instead
“When dealing with this or any event that poses challenges, the City must change its approach to one that truly protects our community and keeps it safe,” said Rachel Lederman, senior counsel with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.
Read MorePolice Close Off Dolores Street, Skaters ‘Bomb’ Church Street InsteadPCJF, SF Latinx Democratic Club Urge SFPD to Change Tactics and Protect Children at Annual Skateboarding Event
PCJF sent a letter to the SFPD and the city’s attorneys in response to SFPD’s recent statement threatening to again make mass arrests in connection with this year’s planned Dolores Hill Bomb scheduled for July 6. PCJF urged the SFPD to change its tactics to protect the youth participating rather than target them.
Read MorePCJF, SF Latinx Democratic Club Urge SFPD to Change Tactics and Protect Children at Annual Skateboarding Event Letter to SFPD on 2024 Hill Bomb
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund sent a letter to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) and the city’s attorneys in response to SFPD’s June 26, 2024, statement threatening to again make mass arrests in connection with this year’s planned Dolores Hill Bomb scheduled for July 6. PCJF urged the SFPD to change its tactics to protect the youth participating rather than target them.
Read MoreLetter to SFPD on 2024 Hill BombFederal judge OKs most claims in Dolores Park hill bomb lawsuit, setting up class action battle
Excerpt from Mission Local. Read the full article. A federal judge said on Thursday that most of the civil rights claims against the San Francisco…
Police, Politics And Violent Repression Against Pro-Palestine Student Protest
Excerpt from Law & Disorder. Listen to the full interview here. During the Occupy Wall Street protests of late 2011 and early 2012, the FBI…
How DC police’s response to protests in the early 2000’s still impacts the force today
As a pro-Palestine protest and encampment enters week two at George Washington University’s campus, the impact of several mass demonstrations more than two decades ago can still be felt.
Read MoreHow DC police’s response to protests in the early 2000’s still impacts the force todayLegal Organizations Condemn Local Repression Against Anti-Genocide Protestors
While peaceful protests were happening in 81 cities and 19 countries, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) took the extraordinary step of jailing the San Francisco protestors on trumped up felony conspiracy charges.
Read MoreLegal Organizations Condemn Local Repression Against Anti-Genocide Protestors Chiu seeks to demonize young people as part of move to dismiss skateboard case
Excerpt from 48 Hills. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu is asking a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits against the Police Department over the 2023 Dolores Hill skateboard…
Lawyers for Bay Bridge 78 Call on Court to Dismiss Charges in Interest of Justice
The Center for Protest Law & Litigation at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund filed a motion in San Francisco’s superior court on February 23…
Four teens sue San Francisco and police chief over mass arrest of youths at ‘Hill Bomb’ skateboarding event
Excerpt from NBC News. Every year, throngs of youths descend upon San Francisco’s Mission District for a skateboarding event, but this year festivities ended in chaos with police arresting over 100 young people.
Read MoreFour teens sue San Francisco and police chief over mass arrest of youths at ‘Hill Bomb’ skateboarding eventTeens sue San Francisco after mass arrests at skateboarding event
Excerpt from the Washington Post. San Francisco now faces a class-action lawsuit alleging that the roughly 80 juveniles corralled by police were wrongfully detained.
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