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…
NYPD Commissioner Bratton compares Black Lives Matter protests to Paris and Mumbai terrorist attack
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund condemns the decision of the New York City government to target free speech activity with a newly created NYPD…
Why the White House is fighting greater access to the morning-after pill
The Justice Department is appealing a court decision that would make Plan B available to women of all ages without a prescription Reprinted from The Week…
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…
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…
PCJF response to D.C. Chief Lanier’s ‘chilling’ activation of civil disturbance units for Ferguson protests
Deploying riot-gear officers in D.C. against peaceful protest is illegalCivil rights group will monitor upcoming #DCFerguson protests D.C. local media is reporting that Police Chief…
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…