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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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Free Artistic Expression on Campus Extinguished Under Pressure from FBI Agent’s Association

April 28, 2017
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After exhibiting Rigo23's statue of longtime political prisoner Leonard Peltier, AU immediately capitulated to the FBI Agent's Association's demand that the statue be removed, in the process publicly decapitating the statue and extinguishing free expression.

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A black and white photo of police officers wearing riot gear standing in front of buildings.

Trump and Sessions’ War on Consent Decrees and Police Accountability

April 19, 2017
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Carl Messineo, co-founder of The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, appears on Law and Disorder Radio to discuss consent decrees and policing in the U.S.

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Esquire: How the Government is Turning Protesters into Felons

April 12, 2017
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Lost between the tumult of Inauguration Day and the spectacle of the Women's March was the arrest of 214 protesters—now facing felony charges and 10 years in prison.

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PCJF Joins Legal Team Defending Water Protectors at Standing Rock

April 3, 2017
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The PCJF is proud to be part of the legal team litigating in federal court against the violent, militarized police suppression of Water Protectors at…

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A siren on a police car flashes. The PCJF sued Laurel Maryland Police for publicly strip-searching a man during a racial profiling traffic stop.

PCJF Helps Win $125K Judgment for Illegal Public Strip Search

March 31, 2017
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Reprinted from NBC4 Washington Watch the broadcast video above, featuring an interview with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard A D.C. man has won a $125,000 judgment after he was…

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PCJF Testifies Against the Appointment of Peter Newsham as DC Metro Police Chief

March 24, 2017
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PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard delivers powerful testimony in front of the Washington D.C. Council, Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety, in defense of the…

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Laurel Police Officer to Pay $125,000 in Civil Rights Lawsuit

March 24, 2017
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A Laurel police officer has agreed to pay $125,000 to a Hyattsville man, who claims he was strip-searched in public by the officer based on racial profiling during a 2015 traffic stop.

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Lawsuit: DC police withholding reports on protest response

March 24, 2017
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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…

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