Know Your Rights at D.C. Protests
This is a guide to the legal restrictions on police during demonstrations and protests in Washington, D.C.
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Police Misconduct
Ferris et al v. D.C. – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 2023
On June 16, 2023, The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF), and its Center for Protest Law & Litigation, filed an opposition to the defendants' Motion to Dismiss in Ferris v. D.C.
Read MoreFerris et al v. D.C. – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 2023Federal Lawsuit to Stop DC MPD’s Indiscriminate and Violent Use of Less Lethal Weapons
Throughout 2020, the D.C. MPD conducted a widespread and forceful assault on protestors taking to the street of the District to rally against racist police violence. The PCJF seeks to end the MPD’s unconstitutional and punitive tactics of indiscriminately deploying less lethal weapons into crowds of persons engaged in First Amendment protected activities.
Read MoreFederal Lawsuit to Stop DC MPD’s Indiscriminate and Violent Use of Less Lethal WeaponsA D.C. Cop Allegedly Helped the Proud Boys. Why Hasn’t Liberal Washington Done More About It?
An excerpt from Politico Magazine. To read the full article, click here. The explosive indictment of a District of Columbia police officer accused of aiding the…
US cities to pay record $80m to people injured in 2020 racial justice protests
The Guardian: At least 19 cities will pay settlements to protesters who sustained injuries as a result of law enforcement action
Read MoreUS cities to pay record $80m to people injured in 2020 racial justice protestsFerris et al v. D.C. – Litigation Complaint 2023
In Ferris et. al v. D.C., the PCJF is challenging MPD's use of indiscriminate less lethal munitions against protestors.
Read MoreFerris et al v. D.C. – Litigation Complaint 2023LaFontaine v. Rudolph – Litigation Complaint 2023
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) and its Center for Protest Law & Litigation filed a federal lawsuit against officers with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for violating the constitutional rights of Ross LaFontaine.
Read MoreLaFontaine v. Rudolph – Litigation Complaint 2023PCJF Files Federal Lawsuit Over D.C. Police Attack and False Arrest at Black Lives Matter Plaza
Lawsuit challenges D.C. MPD’s December 12, 2020, attack on peaceful BLM demonstrators while Proud Boys were allowed to maraud throughout D.C.
Read MorePCJF Files Federal Lawsuit Over D.C. Police Attack and False Arrest at Black Lives Matter PlazaLawsuit Filed Over Police Attack and False Arrest at BLM Plaza
MPD officers used a false arrest as a thin excuse to storm BLM Plaza while creating widespread disarray and disruption of peaceful First Amendment activities.
Read MoreLawsuit Filed Over Police Attack and False Arrest at BLM PlazaLawsuit Claims DC Police Trampled Rights of Demonstrators in Justice Protests
The PCJF and its project, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation has filed a federal lawsuit against the District of Columbia and the Metropolitan Police Department’s alleged indiscriminate, violent use of less lethal weapons against racial justice protesters.
Read MoreLawsuit Claims DC Police Trampled Rights of Demonstrators in Justice Protests PCJF Files Federal Lawsuit Against DC for MPD’s Indiscriminate and Violent Use of Less Lethal Weapons Against Racial Justice Protests
The PCJF and its Center for Protest Law & Litigation, filed a federal lawsuit against the District of Columbia challenging MPD's “repressive and violent tactics including the authorized indiscriminate use of ‘less lethal’ projectile weapons against peaceful protestors and bystanders."
Read MorePCJF Files Federal Lawsuit Against DC for MPD’s Indiscriminate and Violent Use of Less Lethal Weapons Against Racial Justice ProtestsProtesters Sue D.C. Police Over Tactics During Racial Justice Protests In 2020
Three protesters are suing the Metropolitan Police Department over its alleged use of non-lethal weapons and projectiles like stinger grenades, rubber bullets, and flash bang devices against racial justice protesters in the summer of 2020, the DCist reports.
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