Nominated D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham directed mass unconstitutional arrests
PCJF calls for D.C. Council to reject his appointment Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has today appointed Peter Newsham the Chief of Police. Newsham’s conduct…
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Pershing Park Mass False Arrests
In 2002, D.C. MPD and U.S. Park Police encircled Pershing Park and refused to allow anyone to leave before arresting and hog-tying peaceful demonstrators. The case received national and international focus after it was revealed by the PCJF that the MPD and its attorneys had engaged in widespread destruction and withholding of evidence. The case resulted in more than $10 million in financial compensation and substantial reforms of MPD and U.S. Park Police practices.
Read MorePershing Park Mass False ArrestsFederal judge hails “historic” free speech settlement between the PCJF and federal gov’t
Calls settlement’s police reforms “a model for other law enforcement agencies” After nearly 13 years of litigation, a federal judge has approved an unprecedented settlement…
Judge approves settlement over U.S. Park Police’s handling of protests
Excerpt from The Washington Post Ending a 13-year legal struggle, a federal judge gave final approval Monday to a settlement in which the federal government…
DCist: $2.2 Million Settlement Would Reform How the Park Police Handles Mass Protests
Reprint from DCist.com Thirteen years after nearly 400 protesters were arrested in a mass sweep at Pershing Park, a proposed $2.2 million settlement would reform how…
Pershing Park (Barham) – Joint Memorandum in Support of Settlement 2015
The PCJF and Obama administration reached a $2.2 million settlement, with agreements for Park Police to ban police lines encircling protestors, requirements of probable cause…
Democracy Now: D.C. Park Police Agree to Reform Mass Arrests
From Democracy Now The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has announced an unprecedented settlement with the Obama administration to change the way the U.S. Park Police…
Huffington Post: U.S. Park Police Enters Historic Settlement Over Mass Arrest
Reprint from the Huffington Post WASHINGTON — On Monday morning, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund announced that it had reached a historic $2.2 million settlement with…
WUSA9/CBS: $2.2. million settlement reached over 2002 mass arrests
Reprint from WASHINGTON (WUSA9) A $2.2 million settlement has been reached over the 2002 arrest of nearly 400 people in D.C.. The arrests were made in…
Associated Press: Settlement Would Change US Park Police Mass Arrest Policies
Reprint from the Associated Press — A proposed $2.2 million settlement of a case that started with the arrests of hundreds of protesters in 2002 would change…
PCJF and U.S. Gov’t reach $2.2 million settlement over 2002 mass arrests, includes landmark reforms in U.S. Park Police practices
Model for ‘best practices’ in policing demonstrations U.S. District Court issues preliminary approval for class action settlement After more than 12 years of class-action litigation,…
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – Petition for Panel Rehearing 2015
PCJF asked the Second Circuit to re-hear the appeal en-banc in the case Garcia v. Bloomberg, challenging the mass arrest of Occupy protesters on the…