Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – Plaintiffs Apellees Brief 2013
The PCJF responded in this brief to the defendant’s appeal in Garcia v. Bloomberg, which asked the Second Circuit to overturn the lower court’s refusal…
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Legal Times: Federal Judge Slams D.C. Lawyers for ‘Orwellian’ Worldview
Reprint By Zoe Tillman, Legal Times Blog Criticizing the D.C. Office of the Attorney General’s “dilatory, wasteful action,” U.S. District Chief Judge Royce Lamberth published…
Occupy Anniversary: Lawsuit in Lieu of Birthday Cake
Reprinted from The Final Call The one-year anniversary of the Occupy Movement came, went, and left a lawsuit in its wake. There were more than 180…
Occupy Wall Street protesters win legal victory in Brooklyn bridge arrests
Ruling clears the way for a class-action lawsuit by the 700 protesters arrested Reprinted from The Guardian A federal judge has ruled that the NYPD failed to sufficiently…
Judge Rules Against Police in Brooklyn Bridge Arrests
Reprinted from The New York Times A federal judge ruled Thursday that the police did not adequately warn Occupy Wall Street protesters against walking on the…
Judge Okays OWS Class-Action Suit Over NYPD Brooklyn Bridge Arrests
Reprinted from Gothamist Last fall, more than 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested after they marched onto the Brooklyn Bridge. Protesters sued the city, claiming that police lured…
Federal Judge Rules that Brooklyn Bridge Class Action Lawsuit Can Proceed
In an opinion issued late today, US District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that New York Police Department officers are not entitled to qualified immunity from…
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – First Opinion and Order 2012
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that NYPD officers were not entitled to qualified immunity in the case of Garcia v. Bloomberg. The case, in…
NY Judge Lets Occupy Lawsuit Proceed Against Cops
Reprinted from The Associated Press A judge gave the green light Thursday to a lawsuit against police officers in the arrests of 700 Occupy Wall Street…
Occupy Wall Street – Brooklyn Bridge Mass Arrests
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund filed the class action lawsuit over the mass trap and arrest of 700 peaceful Occupy protestors on the Brooklyn Bridge. The lawsuit prevailed in the District Court and again at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which then took the unusual procedural step of vacating its opinion and reversing itself.
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – Second Amended Complaint 2011
Plaintiffs represented by the PCJF in Garcia v. Bloomberg argue that NYPD’s mass arrest of Occupy protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge in 2011 was unconstitutional.…
U.N. Envoy: U.S. Isn’t Protecting Occupy Protesters’ Rights
Reprinted from Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The United Nations envoy for freedom of expression is drafting an official communication to the U.S. government demanding to…