Standing Rock (Dundon) – Appellant’s Reply Brief 2017
PCJF’s reply brief as they appealed the lower court decision in Dundon v. Kirchmeier to the Eighth Circuit. Click to download the brief.
Movement Defense
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The Fight to Strike Down Unconstitutional Regulations on Postering
The PCJF waged a decade long battle to strike down the District of Columbia’s unconstitutional regulations on postering winning a string of victories in the lower court which forced the District to repeatedly rewrite its unlawful regulations. The final iterations were upheld by the D.C. Circuit despite the PCJF’s continued objection to remaining rules that determined how posters were regulated based on the content of the words.
Read MoreThe Fight to Strike Down Unconstitutional Regulations on PosteringIndependent Journalist Now Faces 70 Years in Prison After Inauguration Mass Arrest
Alexei Wood live-streamed his every move and utterance to Facebook. Now he’s one of the last journalists to face charges, U.S. News reports.
Read MoreIndependent Journalist Now Faces 70 Years in Prison After Inauguration Mass ArrestFree Artistic Expression on Campus Extinguished Under Pressure from FBI Agent’s Association
After exhibiting Rigo23's statue of longtime political prisoner Leonard Peltier, AU immediately capitulated to the FBI Agent's Association's demand that the statue be removed, in the process publicly decapitating the statue and extinguishing free expression.
Read MoreFree Artistic Expression on Campus Extinguished Under Pressure from FBI Agent’s AssociationEsquire: How the Government is Turning Protesters into Felons
Lost between the tumult of Inauguration Day and the spectacle of the Women's March was the arrest of 214 protesters—now facing felony charges and 10 years in prison.
Read MoreEsquire: How the Government is Turning Protesters into FelonsBrooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Amicus Brief 2017
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed an amicus curiae brief asking the Supreme Court to rule that police must provide fair warning…
PCJF Joins Legal Team Defending Water Protectors at Standing Rock
The PCJF is proud to be part of the legal team litigating in federal court against the violent, militarized police suppression of Water Protectors at…
Supreme Court Petition filed in Landmark Mass Protest Arrest Case
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and co-counsel Paul Hughes of Mayer Brown LLP and the Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic have filed a…
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – Petition for Writ of Certiorari 2017
PCJF filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to hear Garcia v. Bloomberg, the lawsuit challenging the mass arrest of 700 peaceful demonstrators on the…
Nominated D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham directed mass unconstitutional arrests
PCJF calls for D.C. Council to reject his appointment Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has today appointed Peter Newsham the Chief of Police. Newsham’s conduct…
U.S. News and World Report: Inauguration Mass Arrest of Protesters, Journalists a Throwback With a Familiar Face, Attorneys Say
Excerpt from U.S. News and World Report | Read the article here. Verheyden-Hilliard says she doubts that standard can be met in the pending case.…
Faced with imminent litigation, National Park Service releases permits for protest spaces during Inaugural weekend
Today the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund notified the National Park Service that litigation was imminent and that permits, including for the Ellipse and other…