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San Jose to pay over $3 million for police excessive force during George Floyd protests

September 13, 2023

“There was basically no accountability at all for the violence that was inflicted during these protests,” said Rachel Lederman, Center for Protest Law & Litigation and lead attorney for the plaintiffs.

September 12, 2023

Racial justice protestors who were attacked and injured by the San José Police Department in May 2020 will receive $3.35 million in a settlement approved by the City Council.

August 28, 2023

Excerpt from Truthout: On Monday, August 28, a Water Protector arrested and charged with a felony for participating in a nonviolent direct action against the Line 3 pipeline will head to trial.

August 11, 2023

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and allied organizations sent the following letter to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.

August 4, 2023

Rachel Lederman, senior counsel for the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and part of the plaintiffs’ legal team, said “we are very pleased we will be able to get this case in front of a jury.”

August 4, 2023

Vast majority of criminal charges against juveniles, adults are now discharged, but civil lawsuit against San Francisco will proceed.

July 13, 2023

The community outrage over the San Francisco Police Department's response to an unsanctioned skateboarding event over the weekend continues.

July 13, 2023

“There’s a lot of interest in suing and challenging this police misconduct to prevent something like this from happening again,” said Rachel Lederman, senior counsel at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.

July 12, 2023

An excerpt from article by KQUED. Read the full story here. San Francisco police arrested over a hundred people in the city’s Mission District Saturday night…

July 12, 2023

Rachel Lederman, a long-time civil rights attorney now with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, has spoken to some two dozen parents, teenagers, and young adults, she said, gathering information about the Saturday arrests for a possible civil lawsuit.

July 10, 2023

The SFPD is charging the children and young people with incitement to riot and conspiracy among other charges. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund demands these charges be dropped immediately.

June 20, 2023

This is a guide to the legal restrictions on police during demonstrations and protests in Washington, D.C.

Police Misconduct

San Jose to pay over $3 million for police excessive force during George Floyd protests

San José City Council OKs $3.35 Million Settlement for Five Racial Justice Protestors Attacked by San José Police

Line 3 Pipeline Water Protectors Head to Trial on Trumped-Up Felony Charges

DA Jenkins: Drop the Charges Against the Dolores Park Children and Youth

San Jose: Federal excessive force lawsuit from George Floyd protests is greenlit for trial

SF drops most Dolores hill bomb cases — but will investigate further

Community outrage over SFPD response to skateboarding event continues to boil over

‘A Step Backward’: SF Police Commission Questions Mass Arrest at Skateboarding Event

You’re Detained as a Spectator at an Event Like the Dolores ‘Hill Bomb.’ What Are Your Legal Rights?

Parents, livid over SFPD arrests of teens at Dolores hill bomb, vow lawsuits

PCJF Demands San Francisco Police Be Held Accountable for Attacking Children at Community Gathering and that All Charges Be Dropped

Know Your Rights at D.C. Protests

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