Gothamist: De Blasio Fights For The Right To Mass Arrest Peaceful Protesters
Reprint from The Gothamist NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton has vowed to avoid mass arrests of the Black Lives Matter protesters who have been shutting down bridges and…
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Breaking News: Cuban Five are Free!
PCJF heralds release, undertook multi-year investigation and lawsuit exposing corruption of justice The Cuban Five are free! After 16 years as political prisoners in the…
Huffington Post: D.C. Police Take A Progressive Approach To Protests. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
Excerpt from the Huffington Post WASHINGTON — As several dozen demonstrators began to march from the White House to Dupont Circle early Monday evening, squad cars…
Washington Post: Mixed Reviews for Task Force Leader Ramsey
Reprint from The Washington Post As a veteran big-city police chief, Charles H. Ramsey has sometimes been at the center of controversy. The man selected…
KPFA: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on the appointment of Charles Ramsey to police reform commission
PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard was interviewed on Dec. 4 on KPFA’s “Flashpoints” (Pacifica). She discussed Charles Ramsey’s history as chief of D.C. police, the…
Obama’s choice, Charles Ramsey, was condemned by the D.C. Council for policing tactics
Ramsey refused to answer questions about unconstitutional practices in police domestic spying operation PCJF calls for his removal from presidential task force The President has…
NY Times: Obama Offers New Standards on Police Gear in Wake of Ferguson Protests
Read the full article at the New York Times website. The following is an excerpt. WASHINGTON — President Obama, grappling with how to respond to the…
Alternet: Abusive Cop Picked to Head Police Reform Commission
Reprint from Alternet Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey, one of two co-chairs appointed by President Obama to head a commission on ways to demilitarize local…
Washington Times: D.C. police handling of Ferguson protesters a far cry from past demonstrations
Scattered protests shut down traffic around the District for a third day Monday, with demonstrators lying in roadways and blocking highways to protest the grand…
PCJF response to D.C. Chief Lanier’s ‘chilling’ activation of civil disturbance units for Ferguson protests
Deploying riot-gear officers in D.C. against peaceful protest is illegalCivil rights group will monitor upcoming #DCFerguson protests D.C. local media is reporting that Police Chief…
The Hill: Activists decry plans to restrict access around White House
Reprinted from The Hill Civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm amid reports that federal authorities may impose new restrictions to public access around the…
Bloomberg News: Secret Service Erects Extra Barrier to Buffer White House
Reprinted from Bloomberg News The U.S. Secret Service today erected a temporary extra barrier outside the White House as it reviews how a trespasser managed to…