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In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that Assistant Chief Newsham was not entitled to qualified immunity for…
Read MorePershing Park (Barham) – DC Circuit Opinion 2006This groundbreaking constitutional rights lawsuit charged that local and federal law enforcement violated the U.S. Constitution by singling out people for arrest based on their perceived political ideology, targeting persons the government deemed by their manner of dress to be, or to associate with, anarchists. The MPD gave a secret FBI intelligence unit access to interrogate the protestors on video. The PCJF successfully secured a victorious settlement, including monetary payments to the individuals and changes in police policies.
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