Public Space Access
Postering (ANSWER/MASF) – Petition for Certiorari 2017
PCJF is asking the Supreme Court to hear our case challenging D.C. postering laws. Click to download the Petition
The Fight to Strike Down Unconstitutional Regulations on Postering
CounterSpin interviews Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on the right to protest
Lawsuit: DC police withholding reports on protest response
Reprint from WTOP WASHINGTON — The organization that helped sue D.C. police over then-Assistant Chief Peter Newsham’s handling of anti-globalism protests in 2002 now alleges…
FAIR’s CounterSpin: “People Have the Right to Take to the Streets” interview with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard
A travel ban aimed at Muslims, a wall on the Mexican border, an attempt to outlaw sanctuary cities. Every day of the Trump administration brings…
Faced with imminent litigation, National Park Service releases permits for protest spaces during Inaugural weekend
Today the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund notified the National Park Service that litigation was imminent and that permits, including for the Ellipse and other…
Listen: PCJF’s Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on NPR’s Kojo Nnamdi Show
Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund on NPR’S The Kojo Nnamdi Show discusses the right to protest and free speech issues arising…
New York Times: Controversy as NPS and Trump PIC Refuse to Grant Permits
Excerpt from The New York Times. Read the full article here. Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, the executive director for the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, a nonprofit…
PCJF Challenges Trump PIC and Federal Authorities Over Efforts to Block Jan. 21st Inauguration Protests
Attorneys from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund along with activists organizing demonstrations during and after Donald Trump’s Inauguration held a press conference this morning…
Associated Press – Park Service quashing dissent during inauguration
Excerpt from the Associated Press. Read the full article here. The National Park Service is quashing dissent by blocking access to public space for those…
When the inaugural parade passes the Trump hotel, will protesters be there, too?
Reprint from The Washington Post Two months before Donald Trump is sworn in as president, the nation’s second highest court on Monday considered how close…