Police Misconduct
Pershing Park (Barham) – D.C. Joint Memo in Support of Settlement 2010
Read MorePershing Park (Barham) – D.C. Joint Memo in Support of Settlement 2010Victory in major class-action protest impact litigation
Class action impact litigation brought by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund on behalf of more than 1000 people including demonstrators, journalists, tourists and passersby…
D.C. to pay $8.25 million to settle suit over ’02 mass arrests
Reprinted from The Washington Post The D.C. government and a nonprofit civil rights organization have settled a class-action lawsuit brought by hundreds of protesters and…
April 2000 IMF Mass False Arrests
Class action impact litigation brought by the PCJF on behalf of more than 700 people, including demonstrators, journalists, tourists and passersby led to major and substantive reform in police policies and practices in the handling of mass demonstrations in Washington, D.C. The $13.7 million settlement was the then-largest protest settlement in the history of the U.S.
Read MoreApril 2000 IMF Mass False ArrestsPershing Park Settlement Announced
Press Release After more than seven years of class action litigation, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund today is pleased to announce a victorious settlement…
“Truly Historic Settlement” Approved in Pershing Park Class Action
Judge says attorneys worked to “protect future generations of protesters.” U.S. Federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued final approval to an $8.25 million class action…
Pershing Park Plaintiffs Speak Out on Settlement
Reprinted from Washington City Paper On September 27, 2002, D.C. Police surrounded some 400 individuals in Pershing Park. Those individuals were rounded up without warning,…
D.C. Agrees to Pershing Park Settlement of $8.25 Million
Reprinted from Legal Times The District of Columbia will pay $8.25 million to settle a class action brought by protesters rounded up in mass arrests…
PCJF First Amendment Cases Spark Investigation
NY Times: ‘Inquiry Raises More Questions in Case of Arrests After ’02 Protest in Capital’ Retired federal judge Stanley Sporkin has issued an investigative report…
DC agrees to pay $13M over arrests of protesters
Reprinted from The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia said Monday it has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a…
City to Settle Mass Arrest Class Action for $13.7 Million
Reprinted from Legal Times The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $13.7 million to settle a class action suit brought by protesters arrested during…