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…
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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…
Waging Nonviolence: How Activists Are Responding to the NYPD’s Attempts to Thwart Black Lives Matter
By Peter Rugh for Waging Nonviolence The New York Police Department has reportedly been giving young adults free tickets to screenings of “Selma,” and last month, on Martin Luther King…
PCJF blasts Pres. Obama’s appointment of Charles Ramsey to lead presidential task force on militarized policing
Calls for his removal based on history as mass violator of civil rights The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) condemned President Obama’s appointment of…
Gothamist: De Blasio Fights For The Right To Mass Arrest Peaceful Protesters
Reprint from The Gothamist NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton has vowed to avoid mass arrests of the Black Lives Matter protesters who have been shutting down bridges and…
Huffington Post: D.C. Police Take A Progressive Approach To Protests. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
Excerpt from the Huffington Post WASHINGTON — As several dozen demonstrators began to march from the White House to Dupont Circle early Monday evening, squad cars…
Obama’s choice, Charles Ramsey, was condemned by the D.C. Council for policing tactics
Ramsey refused to answer questions about unconstitutional practices in police domestic spying operation PCJF calls for his removal from presidential task force The President has…
Major Free Speech Court Victory in Brooklyn Bridge Occupy Mass Arrest Class Action
Federal Court Rules for Protestors In a major victory for free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling…
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit Ruling 2014
The Second Circuit denied NYPD’s attempts to claim qualified immunity in the false arrest of members of the Occupy Wall Street movement on the Brooklyn…
Huffington Post: Brooklyn Bridge Mass Arrest Lawsuit Can Proceed, Appeals Court Rules
Reprinted from The Huffington Post NEW YORK — Hundreds of people arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge in the early days of the Occupy Wall Street protests…
As It Spied on Occupy Wall Street, Department of Homeland Security Fixated on Media Coverage
Reprinted from Wall Street On Parade The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) has released new documents it obtained under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…