Police Misconduct
FOIA Complaint D.C. MPD- Hearing Transcript on Summary Judgment 2012
Read MoreFOIA Complaint D.C. MPD- Hearing Transcript on Summary Judgment 2012Occupy Wall Street – Brooklyn Bridge Mass Arrests
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund filed the class action lawsuit over the mass trap and arrest of 700 peaceful Occupy protestors on the Brooklyn Bridge. The lawsuit prevailed in the District Court and again at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which then took the unusual procedural step of vacating its opinion and reversing itself.
Read MoreOccupy Wall Street – Brooklyn Bridge Mass ArrestsPolice Want to Stay Out of Occupy Story
Reprinted from The Washington Post The videos have been viewed millions of times: protesters on a California campus sidewalk being pepper-sprayed by police as they sit…
PCJF Responds to Police Threat to Sue Protestors
Reprinted from Huffington Post NEW YORK — A union representing 5,000 New York City Police Department sergeants blasted Occupy Wall Street protesters on Thursday and threatened…
Here are 159 minor things D.C. officers can arrest you for
Reprinted from The Washington Post An outtake from the recent controversy over expired-tag arrests: One of the reasons the District’s erstwhile policy was both objectionable and…
Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrest Resembles Infamous, Costly Police Tactic, Critics Say
Reprinted from Huffington Post October 4, 2011 WASHINGTON — Ben Becker, 27, sat in the back of a police-commandeered transit bus on Saturday night, his hands…
Citing Police Trap, Protesters File Suit
Reprinted from New York Times October 4, 2011 A group of people arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests last…
Lawsuit Filed Over Brooklyn Bridge Mass Arrest
Reprinted from Gawker, By Lauri Apple The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has filed a federal class action lawsuit against New York…
Feds must find missing evidence in Pershing Park case
Reprinted from Washington Examiner Here’s something you don’t see every day: D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department has asked the FBI to investigate it. In a recent filing…
Pershing Park (Barham) – Class Action Settlement Monitoring Report 2011
The PCJF submitted the second report tracking D.C.’s implementation of policies agreed to in the Barham v. Ramsey settlement related to Pershing Park. In the…
PCJF Blasts Mayor’s Effort to Roll Back Public Records Law
Mayor Gray’s Proposal Would Set Back the Freedom of Information Act by Decades Carl Messineo, Legal Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is…