Reprinted from The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court said Friday that police checkpoints in a crime-plagued Washington neighborhood are unconstitutional and…
Reprinted from The Associated Press The Partnership for Civil Justice sued the city in June after police began stopping cars and screening drivers and their…
The Partnership for Civil Justice, a Washington DC-based civil rights and legal organization, has filed an opening appellate brief in the D.C. Circuit Court of…
Feature by PCJF co-founder Mara Verheyden-Hilliard Reprinted from The Washington Post In June, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, his attorney general and the D.C. police announced…
Residents Rights Group Says It Will Appeal Reprinted from The Washington Post By Del Quentin WilberWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, October 31, 2008; A01 A federal…
In response to a ruling today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denying plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to end the…
Reprinted from The Washington Post Rights Group Calls Police Activity in Trinidad Neighborhood Unconstitutional By Del Quentin WilberSaturday, June 21, 2008; B02 A civil rights…
Reprinted from The Associated Press Group files lawsuit against DC vehicle checkpoints By Brian WestleyJune 20, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — A civil liberties group filed…
Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Stops and Data Collection The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, a Washington DC-based civil rights and legal organization, filed…
The PCJF filed the successful lawsuit challenging the military-style checkpoint program whereby police could surround a targeted neighborhood, interrogate people without suspicion, and prohibit entry…