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Trump Hotel Documents Hidden from Public View

November 8, 2017
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PCJF uncovers that GSA manager involved in hotel redevelopment negotiations maintained communications with Trump Organization through private email.

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D.C. Police Spent $300,000 On Weapons, Equipment For Inauguration, DCist reports

November 1, 2017
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In preparation for the inauguration of Donald Trump, the Metropolitan Police Department spent around $300,000 on equipment like smoke bombs, stinger rounds, rubber baton rounds, and other “less-lethal” munitions.

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Interview: Crackdown on Trump protesters

October 27, 2017
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PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard spoke with hosts Brian Becker and John Kiriakou on the “Loud and Clear” radio program about the J20 prosecutions.

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Civil Rights Groups Challenge Protest Restrictions at Speech by Self-Proclaimed White Nationalist Richard Spencer at University of Florida

October 10, 2017
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Florida Legal Services and the PCJF sent a letter to the University of Florida raising constitutional issues about restrictions enacted for anti-fascist and anti-racist protests planned on October 19, 2017.

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Government Demands Massive Private Data from DisruptJ20.org

August 26, 2017
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PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard spoke with Brian Becker on his "Loud and Clear" radio show.

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CounterSpin interviews Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on the right to protest

July 19, 2017
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‘There’s an Effort Around the Country to Curtail People’s Fundamental 1st Amendment Rights’

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Mass Arrests of Protesters: Outrageous in Russia, Barely Worth Mentioning in US

July 13, 2017
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FAIR reports: Major media’s relative lack of interest in the mass arrests by Metro DC police on Inauguration Day is a fact noted by activists and journalists since the incident almost six months ago.

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D.C. Auditor Tells Police To Disclose Trump Protest Report to the PCJF

July 3, 2017
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The ODCA issued a report criticizing MPD for refusing to release to the PCJF documents regarding Chief Peter Newsham's controversial handling of the J20 protests against the incoming Trump Administration.

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Supreme Court Passes on Mass Arrests

June 20, 2017
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“The Supreme Court has let stand a Second Circuit ruling that poses a clear and present danger to democracy, free speech and a free press,” says Mara Verheyden-Hilliard to U.S. News and World Report

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Supreme Court Considers Mass Arrests Without Warning

June 1, 2017
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Justices are being asked to require police to warn peaceful protesters before mass-arresting them, U.S. News reports.

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Independent Journalist Now Faces 70 Years in Prison After Inauguration Mass Arrest

May 1, 2017
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Alexei Wood live-streamed his every move and utterance to Facebook. Now he’s one of the last journalists to face charges, U.S. News reports.

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PCJF: No Confirmation of Newsham Prior to Independent Investigation – Call the DC Council!

May 1, 2017
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PCJF sent an open letter to DC Council declaring that there should be no confirmation of Newsham prior to independent investigation into police actions of January 20, 2017.

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