UC Santa Cruz: Remedy violations of students’ rights
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund joined Palestine Legal in requesting that UC Santa Cruz remedy the university’s violations of its students and workers’ civil…
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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 todayJenkins files serious charges against Bay Bridge protesters demanding Gaza ceasefire—but it’s a stretch
Excerpt from 48 Hills | Read the full story here. In a highly unusual move that could easily backfire, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is charging…
Protesters ‘pack’ S.F. courts to support those arrested on Bay Bridge after Gaza protest
As the first of about 80 people arrested for blockading the Bay Bridge during last month’s APEC summit headed to court on Monday, they and their supporters rallied to “pack the courts."
Read MoreProtesters ‘pack’ S.F. courts to support those arrested on Bay Bridge after Gaza protestParents of Dolores Park hill bomb teens file civil rights claim
The parents of teenagers caught in the July Dolores Park “hill bomb” mass arrests filed a claim against San Francisco on Monday alleging that police officials violated their childrens’ constitutional rights.
Read MoreParents of Dolores Park hill bomb teens file civil rights claimFederal Appeals Court Hears Case of Excessive Force by Law Enforcement at Standing Rock
Lederman, an attorney with the Center for Protest Law and Litigation, said that a jury should decide whether it was objectionably reasonable for officers to bombard hundreds of individuals with high-pressure water hoses, impact munitions, explosives, and chemical agents for ten hours
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Hears Case of Excessive Force by Law Enforcement at Standing RockInjured Standing Rock protesters press 8th Circuit to revive suit
In her arguments before the Eighth Circuit Tuesday, attorney Rachel Lederman said Traynor had taken far too much of law enforcement’s side of the story at face value.
Read MoreInjured Standing Rock protesters press 8th Circuit to revive suitSan Jose approves $3.3 million settlement for George Floyd protest injuries
San Jose will pay more than $3 million to a group of people who sued the city and police department over injuries they suffered during the infamous 2020 George Floyd demonstrations downtown.
Read MoreSan Jose approves $3.3 million settlement for George Floyd protest injuriesSan Jose to pay over $3 million for police excessive force during George Floyd protests
“There was basically no accountability at all for the violence that was inflicted during these protests,” said Rachel Lederman, Center for Protest Law & Litigation and lead attorney for the plaintiffs.
Read MoreSan Jose to pay over $3 million for police excessive force during George Floyd protestsSan José City Council OKs $3.35 Million Settlement for Five Racial Justice Protestors Attacked by San José Police
Racial justice protestors who were attacked and injured by the San José Police Department in May 2020 will receive $3.35 million in a settlement approved by the City Council.
Read MoreSan José City Council OKs $3.35 Million Settlement for Five Racial Justice Protestors Attacked by San José PoliceLine 3 Pipeline Water Protectors Head to Trial on Trumped-Up Felony Charges
Excerpt from Truthout: On Monday, August 28, a Water Protector arrested and charged with a felony for participating in a nonviolent direct action against the Line 3 pipeline will head to trial.
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