D.C. Settles Suit Over Protest Arrests
Payment to Each of Four Vt & K Arrestees, Police Training and Notice of First Amendment Rights Reprinted from The Washington Post | Read the…
Police Misconduct
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Settlement Reached for Sept. 27 2002, Vt & K Arrests
Police sprung pop-up lines, trapped, surrounded and detained dozens The Partnership for Civil Justice has reached a settlement with the District of Columbia over the…
Police Agree to Protester Reforms
Lawsuit Alleging Abuse During 2001 Inauguration Is Settled Reprinted from The Washington Post The D.C. police department agreed yesterday to pay $685,000 and take steps…
Partnership for Civil Justice Settles Landmark Lawsuit Against D.C. Police
MPD to undertake changes in its police practices and training programs with regard to demonstrations. This lawsuit uncovered and exposed the police department’s long-term domestic…
Civil Rights Group Settles With Police Over Inauguration Protests
Reprinted from The Associated Press The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice, which alleged that police unlawfully prevented people from approaching…
Bolger – Opinion Denying Def. Motion for Protective Order 2006
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This groundbreaking constitutional rights lawsuit charged that local and federal law enforcement violated the U.S. Constitution by singling out people for arrest based on their…
Pershing Park (Barham) – DC Circuit Opinion 2006
In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that Assistant Chief Newsham was not entitled to qualified immunity for…
D.C. Officer on Desk Duty After Allegedly Hitting Protester
Excerpt from The Washington Post | Read the story here. A D.C. police officer accused of hitting an antiwar demonstrator several times with his nightstick…
Police Riot at April 2003 Protest
This litigation was filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice on behalf of demonstrators who were assaulted in a police riot against a permitted anti-war demonstration protesting the occupation of Iraq on April 12, 2003. The lawsuit forced changes in MPD use of motorcycles and bikes as weapons against demonstrators.
Read MorePolice Riot at April 2003 ProtestPolice Targeting of Anarchists
This groundbreaking constitutional rights lawsuit charged that local and federal law enforcement violated the U.S. Constitution by singling out people for arrest based on their perceived political ideology, targeting persons the government deemed by their manner of dress to be, or to associate with, anarchists. The MPD gave a secret FBI intelligence unit access to interrogate the protestors on video. The PCJF successfully secured a victorious settlement, including monetary payments to the individuals and changes in police policies.
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