Court-Ordered New Release of Police Documents Available
As a result of hard fought litigation, the PCJF has obtained hundreds of pages of General and Special Orders of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).…
Police Misconduct
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Brookfield E-Mailed Feds 48 Hours Before Eviction Of Zuccotti
Reprinted from The Gothamist According to 77 pages of documents released by the U.S. Park Police in response to a FOIA request, the owner of Zuccotti…
5 Freedom-Killing Tactics Police Will Use to Crack Down on Protests in 2012
Many cities and police forces are eyeing new ways to crack down on protesters Reprinted from AlterNet The First Amendment right to assemble and protest…
DC judge orders police to release policy documents in ruling that chastises department
Reprinted from Associated Press WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia judge has ordered the release of documents related to police policies in a blistering ruling…
FOIA Complaint D.C. MPD – Order Granting PCJF Summary Judgment 2012
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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.
Police 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…