New NPS Occupy Crackdown Documents Just Obtained by the PCJF
Revelations Show Brookfield’s Security National Coordination Two days before the NYPD’s eviction of the Occupy Wall Street encampment from Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, Brookfield…
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Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel Police
The Laurel Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit charging an officer with publicly strip searching a man during a traffic stop based on racial profiling.
Learn MoreFederal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel PoliceWBAL-TV (NBC): Suit alleges Laurel police officer illegally strip searched man
Reposted from WBAL-TV (NBC) Baltimore LAUREL, Md. — A Prince George’s County man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Laurel, the Laurel Police Department,…
Fox 5 DC: Man files lawsuit claiming Laurel police officer strip searched him in parking lot
Reprint from Fox 5 DC It is a bizarre and troubling claim. Allan Sergeant said he was strip searched by a Laurel police officer in…
Suit Alleges Laurel Police Officer Illegally Strip-Searched Man
A Prince George's County man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Laurel, the Laurel Police Department, its chief and two of its officers after the man says he was subjected to an illegal search, seizure and visual strip search in public following a traffic stop.
Learn MoreSuit Alleges Laurel Police Officer Illegally Strip-Searched ManFederal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel Police for Public Strip Search After Racial Profiling Stop
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed today charging Laurel Police Department officers with publicly strip searching a man incident to a baseless vehicular stop which, the lawsuit states, occurred solely on the basis of racial profiling.
Learn MoreFederal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Laurel Police for Public Strip Search After Racial Profiling StopAlleged Strip Search Outside Maryland CVS Violated Man’s Civil Rights, Lawsuit Says
Sergeant says his rights were violated during a traffic stop when an officer pulled down his pants and underwear, exposing his genitals to the public, according to the lawsuit.
Learn MoreAlleged Strip Search Outside Maryland CVS Violated Man’s Civil Rights, Lawsuit SaysMan Files Lawsuit Claiming Laurel Police Officer Strip Searched Him in Parking Lot
Allan Sergeant said he was strip searched by a Laurel police officer in the middle of a parking lot in front of a CVS pharmacy.
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Federal judge hails “historic” free speech settlement between the PCJF and federal gov’t
Calls settlement’s police reforms “a model for other law enforcement agencies” After nearly 13 years of litigation, a federal judge has approved an unprecedented settlement…
Judge approves settlement over U.S. Park Police’s handling of protests
Excerpt from The Washington Post Ending a 13-year legal struggle, a federal judge gave final approval Monday to a settlement in which the federal government…
Huffington Post: D.C. Police Failed to Identify Themselves in Hundreds of Cases
Reprint from The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s Office of Police Complaints issued a scathing report this week on how officers with the Metropolitan Police Department continually…
DCist: $2.2 Million Settlement Would Reform How the Park Police Handles Mass Protests
Reprint from DCist.com Thirteen years after nearly 400 protesters were arrested in a mass sweep at Pershing Park, a proposed $2.2 million settlement would reform how…