Oscar Grant (Spalding) – Civil Rights Class Action Complaint 2011
Protesters who were unlawfully detained and arrested at a demonstration in Oakland, California, where they were protesting the killing of Oscar Grant, filed a class…
Police Misconduct
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FOIA Complaint D.C. MPD – Supplemental Filing 2011
Read MoreFOIA Complaint D.C. MPD – Supplemental Filing 2011D.C. police need to clear up muddle over escorts for celebrities
PCJF: ‘Why is our money going for this?’ Reprinted from The Washington Post None of us should be surprised that Charlie Sheen enjoyed a police escort…
Documents Reveal Sheen’s D.C. Police Escort Violated Law
Documents obtained by a D.C.-based civil rights group, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, show that the D.C. police high-speed escort of Charlie Sheen violated…
“Then the Government Pulled the Plug” -Hillary Clinton
Retired CIA analyst dragged out of Clinton press conference Reprinted from Huffington Post Unbelievable! That was my reaction when someone first sent me this article.…
Democracy Now: Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Beaten, Arrested for Silent Protest at Clinton Speech
From Democracy Now This week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major address calling for internet freedom around the world. As Clinton condemned…
Top DC police officials put under oath in Pershing Park case over evidence loss and destruction
Federal court hearings on obstruction of justice allegations After eight years of litigation on behalf of the nearly 400 people who were arrested illegally in…
D.C. to drop controversial checkpoints
Major vindication for the Constitutional rights of D.C. residents Reprinted from The Washington Post The D.C. government has agreed not to ask the U.S. Supreme…
D.C. to Settle Controversial Neighborhood Checkpoint Suit
Three residents who sued the District over the city's controversial neighborhood checkpoint program are expected to receive $3,500 each to settle claims that the police initiative violated constitutional rights.
Read MoreD.C. to Settle Controversial Neighborhood Checkpoint SuitU.S. Federal Judge Lauds “Historic” Settlement
Court Approval Given for Protest Arrest Class Action Resolution Issuing final approval to a class action settlement, U.S. Federal Judge Paul Friedman described the terms…
D.C. agrees to $13.7 million settlement in 2000 mass arrest
Case has helped change police response to large-scale protests Reprinted from The Washington Post A federal judge gave final approval Wednesday to a $13.7 million…
DC Prosecutor to Farm out Investigation of Police Shooting of Trey Joyner
Questions about Joyner’s death remain unanswered Reprinted from Washington Examiner U.S. Attorney Ron Machen is handing off the investigation of a fatal police shooting to…