Sergeant (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 &…
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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.
Man 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.
Federal judge hails “historic” free speech settlement between the PCJF and federal gov’t
Calls settlement’s police reforms “a model for other law enforcement agencies” After nearly 13 years of litigation, a federal judge has approved an unprecedented settlement…
Judge approves settlement over U.S. Park Police’s handling of protests
Excerpt from The Washington Post Ending a 13-year legal struggle, a federal judge gave final approval Monday to a settlement in which the federal government…
Huffington Post: D.C. Police Failed to Identify Themselves in Hundreds of Cases
Reprint from The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s Office of Police Complaints issued a scathing report this week on how officers with the Metropolitan Police Department continually…
DCist: $2.2 Million Settlement Would Reform How the Park Police Handles Mass Protests
Reprint from DCist.com Thirteen years after nearly 400 protesters were arrested in a mass sweep at Pershing Park, a proposed $2.2 million settlement would reform how…
Pershing Park (Barham) – Joint Memorandum in Support of Settlement 2015
The PCJF and Obama administration reached a $2.2 million settlement, with agreements for Park Police to ban police lines encircling protestors, requirements of probable cause…
Democracy Now: D.C. Park Police Agree to Reform Mass Arrests
From Democracy Now The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has announced an unprecedented settlement with the Obama administration to change the way the U.S. Park Police…
Huffington Post: U.S. Park Police Enters Historic Settlement Over Mass Arrest
Reprint from the Huffington Post WASHINGTON — On Monday morning, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund announced that it had reached a historic $2.2 million settlement with…
WUSA9/CBS: $2.2. million settlement reached over 2002 mass arrests
Reprint from WASHINGTON (WUSA9) A $2.2 million settlement has been reached over the 2002 arrest of nearly 400 people in D.C.. The arrests were made in…
Associated Press: Settlement Would Change US Park Police Mass Arrest Policies
Reprint from the Associated Press — A proposed $2.2 million settlement of a case that started with the arrests of hundreds of protesters in 2002 would change…