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…
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D.C. quietly folds up police checkpoint program
Reprinted from The Washington Post Remember all the controversy over military checkpoints in the District neighborhood of Trinidad? D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier set…
Ex-D.C. chief’s statement on mass arrest disputed
Detective’s affidavit says he heard Ramsey give the order in 2002 Reprinted from The Washington Post A D.C. police detective says he overheard then-Police Chief…
Detective says chief ordered mass arrests
Reprinted from The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A police detective alleges that former Washington Police Chief Charles Ramsey, despite past denials, ordered mass arrests of…
D.C. cancels checkpoint program following U.S. Court of Appeals ruling
Press release Late yesterday, the D.C. Police Department announced that the Chief of Police was rescinding the so-called “Neighborhood Safety Zone” program. Having had its…
D.C. Checkpoint (Mills v. D.C) – D.C. Withdraws Motion for Stay 2009
The D.C. Police Department announced that the Chief of Police was rescinding the so-called “Neighborhood Safety Zone” program. Having had its program declared unconstitutional at…
PCJF wins settlement in illegal arrest case in D.C.
Peaceful protestors targeted for wearing black The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) is pleased to announce a victorious settlement on behalf of eight people…
D.C. to Pay $450,000 to War Protesters Over 2002 Interrogation
FBI also involved in questioning at parking garage during rally Reprinted from Washington Post The District agreed to pay $450,000 Monday to eight war protesters…
Military-Style Checkpoint Program Shut Down
The PCJF filed the successful lawsuit challenging the military-style checkpoint program set up in Trinidad, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Washington, D.C., where police surrounded the targeted neighborhood, interrogated people without suspicion, and prohibited entry to those persons who lacked a police-defined "legitimate reason" for driving into the neighborhood. A unanimous three-judge panel of D.C. Circuit declared the checkpoint program unconstitutional.
Read MoreMilitary-Style Checkpoint Program Shut DownEn banc re-hearing in checkpoint case denied
PCJF Press Release The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied D.C.’s petition for an en banc re-hearing in the case…
D.C. Checkpoint (Mills v. D.C.) – Order Denying Rehearing 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied D.C.’s petition for an en banc re-hearing in the case challenging the constitutionality of…