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…
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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…
Listen: PCJF’s Carl Messineo: Will Trump Keep Protesters off Federal Grounds?
From KBOO: Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund is joined by Carl Messineo, Legal Director of The Partnership For Civil Justice Fund. He talks about the efforts…
NPR Audio: No Permits Yet Granted To Expected Inauguration Protesters
Anti-Trump Protesters Upset They Haven’t Been Assigned Inauguration Day Sites Excerpt from NPR. Click here to listen to the report from NPR Thousands of people…
Local ABC 7 Video: Nat’l Park Service accused of blocking inauguration protests near White House, Nat’l Mall
WJLA7 covered the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund at the Dec. 7 press conference exposing the National Park Service and Trump Inauguration Committee’s unconstitutional blocking…
PCJF Challenges Trump PIC and Federal Authorities Over Efforts to Block Jan. 21st Inauguration Protests
Attorneys from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund along with activists organizing demonstrations during and after Donald Trump’s Inauguration held a press conference this morning…
WJLA Video: Legal battle underway for group to protest outside Trump Hotel on Inauguration Day
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A local group wants to protest outside of the Trump Hotel along the Inauguration Day parade route in Washington, D.C. next January,…
WJLA Video: Legal battle underway for group to protest outside Trump Hotel on Inauguration Day
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A local group wants to protest outside of the Trump Hotel along the Inauguration Day parade route in Washington, D.C. next January,…
Inauguration Protest (ANSWER) – Corrected Reply Brief for Appellant 2016
PCJF and the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition filed an appeal asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rule in favor of the coalition…
Inauguration Protest (ANSWER) – Appellant Brief 2016
PCJF and the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition filed an appeal asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rule in favor of the coalition…
How the FBI greenlighted the crackdown on Black Lives Matter
By Mara Verheyden-HilliardExecutive Director of the PCJF Originally published on Alternet The events of the past week have placed the country at a decisive moment.…