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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 PoliceExcerpt 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.
Read MoreLine 3 Pipeline Water Protectors Head to Trial on Trumped-Up Felony ChargesThe Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and allied organizations sent the following letter to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.
Read MoreDA Jenkins: Drop the Charges Against the Dolores Park Children and YouthRachel Lederman, senior counsel for the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and part of the plaintiffs’ legal team, said “we are very pleased we will be able to get this case in front of a jury.”
Read MoreSan Jose: Federal excessive force lawsuit from George Floyd protests is greenlit for trialVast majority of criminal charges against juveniles, adults are now discharged, but civil lawsuit against San Francisco will proceed.
Read MoreSF drops most Dolores hill bomb cases — but will investigate furtherOn June 16, 2023, The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF), and its Center for Protest Law & Litigation, filed an opposition to the defendants' Motion to Dismiss in Ferris v. D.C.
Read MoreFerris et al v. D.C. – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 2023The Guardian: At least 19 cities will pay settlements to protesters who sustained injuries as a result of law enforcement action
Read MoreUS cities to pay record $80m to people injured in 2020 racial justice protestsIn Ferris et. al v. D.C., the PCJF is challenging MPD's use of indiscriminate less lethal munitions against protestors.
Read MoreFerris et al v. D.C. – Litigation Complaint 2023The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) and its Center for Protest Law & Litigation filed a federal lawsuit against officers with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for violating the constitutional rights of Ross LaFontaine.
Read MoreLaFontaine v. Rudolph – Litigation Complaint 2023Lawsuit challenges D.C. MPD’s December 12, 2020, attack on peaceful BLM demonstrators while Proud Boys were allowed to maraud throughout D.C.
Read MorePCJF Files Federal Lawsuit Over D.C. Police Attack and False Arrest at Black Lives Matter PlazaMPD officers used a false arrest as a thin excuse to storm BLM Plaza while creating widespread disarray and disruption of peaceful First Amendment activities.
Read MoreLawsuit Filed Over Police Attack and False Arrest at BLM PlazaThe PCJF and its project, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation has filed a federal lawsuit against the District of Columbia and the Metropolitan Police Department’s alleged indiscriminate, violent use of less lethal weapons against racial justice protesters.
Read MoreLawsuit Claims DC Police Trampled Rights of Demonstrators in Justice Protests
