PCJF responds to D.C. government’s withholding of police body camera footage
Evidence introduced in court is generally considered public information, but D.C. attorney general Karl Racine has invented a new legal theory when it comes to…
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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.…
Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Public Strip-Search and Racial Profiling Traffic Stop
The PCJF and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs filed a federal lawsuit against the Laurel Maryland Police Department for publicly strip-searching Allan Sergeant during a baseless traffic stop which occurred solely on the basis of racial profiling. The lawsuit ended with a $125,000 settlement for the plaintiff.
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In 2002, D.C. MPD and U.S. Park Police encircled Pershing Park and refused to allow anyone to leave before arresting and hog-tying peaceful demonstrators. The case received national and international focus after it was revealed by the PCJF that the MPD and its attorneys had engaged in widespread destruction and withholding of evidence. The case resulted in more than $10 million in financial compensation and substantial reforms of MPD and U.S. Park Police practices.
Read MorePershing Park Mass False ArrestsFederal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel Police
The Laurel Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit charging an officer with publicly strip searching a man during a traffic stop based on racial profiling.
Read MoreFederal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel PoliceWBAL-TV (NBC): Suit alleges Laurel police officer illegally strip searched man
Reposted from WBAL-TV (NBC) Baltimore LAUREL, Md. — A Prince George’s County man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Laurel, the Laurel Police Department,…
Fox 5 DC: Man files lawsuit claiming Laurel police officer strip searched him in parking lot
Reprint from Fox 5 DC It is a bizarre and troubling claim. Allan Sergeant said he was strip searched by a Laurel police officer in…
Suit Alleges Laurel Police Officer Illegally Strip-Searched Man
A Prince George's County man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Laurel, the Laurel Police Department, its chief and two of its officers after the man says he was subjected to an illegal search, seizure and visual strip search in public following a traffic stop.
Read MoreSuit Alleges Laurel Police Officer Illegally Strip-Searched ManFederal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel Police for Public Strip Search After Racial Profiling Stop
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed today charging Laurel Police Department officers with publicly strip searching a man incident to a baseless vehicular stop which, the lawsuit states, occurred solely on the basis of racial profiling.
Read MoreFederal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel Police for Public Strip Search After Racial Profiling StopSergeant (Strip Search) – Complaint 2015
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund filed the lawsuit of Sergeant v. Acol et al. jointly with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights &…
Alleged Strip Search Outside Maryland CVS Violated Man’s Civil Rights, Lawsuit Says
Sergeant says his rights were violated during a traffic stop when an officer pulled down his pants and underwear, exposing his genitals to the public, according to the lawsuit.
Read MoreAlleged Strip Search Outside Maryland CVS Violated Man’s Civil Rights, Lawsuit SaysMan Files Lawsuit Claiming Laurel Police Officer Strip Searched Him in Parking Lot
Allan Sergeant said he was strip searched by a Laurel police officer in the middle of a parking lot in front of a CVS pharmacy.
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