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…
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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…
New Federal Lawsuit Filed Against NYPD for Occupy Arrests
PCJF Challenges Unlawful Police Tactics, Sidewalk Arrests, Orange Netting Corral The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) has filed a federal lawsuit today in the…
Occupy Wall Street Lawsuit Alleging False Arrests Names Ray Kelly, Anthony Bologna And NYC
Reprinted from the Huffington Post NEW YORK — Three days after Occupy Wall Street celebrated its one-year anniversary with mass demonstrations and a slew of…
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 – DHS Documents #10
Part 10 of FOIA documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund reveal that the Department of Homeland Security conducted surveillance of the Occupy…
The US Government Is Running A Massive Spy Campaign On Occupy Wall Street
Reprinted from Business Insider Remember the Occupy Movement? Since last November, when the NYPD closed the Zuccotti Park encampment in downtown Manhattan –the Movement’s birthplace and…