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A student encampment on Georgetown's campus with several tents and a clothesline with protest signs hanging from it.

GWU students arrested during protest face court orders to stay away from campus

August 22, 2024
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Excerpt from The Washington Post George Washington University students arrested in the spring for protesting the US-backed genocide in Gaza are being subject to punitive…

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Police Close Off Dolores Street, Skaters ‘Bomb’ Church Street Instead

July 8, 2024
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“When dealing with this or any event that poses challenges, the City must change its approach to one that truly protects our community and keeps it safe,” said Rachel Lederman, senior counsel with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.

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PCJF, SF Latinx Democratic Club Urge SFPD to Change Tactics and Protect Children at Annual Skateboarding Event

June 27, 2024
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PCJF sent a letter to the SFPD and the city’s attorneys in response to SFPD’s recent statement threatening to again make mass arrests in connection with this year’s planned Dolores Hill Bomb scheduled for July 6. PCJF urged the SFPD to change its tactics to protect the youth participating rather than target them.

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Group of police officers encircling a group of teenagers sitting on the ground.

Federal judge OKs most claims in Dolores Park hill bomb lawsuit, setting up class action battle

June 14, 2024
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Excerpt from Mission Local. Read the full article. A federal judge said on Thursday that most of the civil rights claims against the San Francisco…

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Photo of a woman in Philadelphia holding a sign at a protest that reads "End the Genocide of Palestinians"

Police, Politics And Violent Repression Against Pro-Palestine Student Protest

May 6, 2024
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Excerpt from Law & Disorder. Listen to the full interview here. During the Occupy Wall Street protests of late 2011 and early 2012, the FBI…

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How DC police’s response to protests in the early 2000’s still impacts the force today

May 3, 2024
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As a pro-Palestine protest and encampment enters week two at George Washington University’s campus, the impact of several mass demonstrations more than two decades ago can still be felt.

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Large protest for Palestinian liberation. Someone holds a sign in the front of the crowd that reads "Freedom for Palestine"

Legal Organizations Condemn Local Repression Against Anti-Genocide Protestors

April 23, 2024
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While peaceful protests were happening in 81 cities and 19 countries, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) took the extraordinary step of jailing the San Francisco protestors on trumped up felony conspiracy charges.

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Chiu seeks to demonize young people as part of move to dismiss skateboard case

April 11, 2024
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Excerpt from 48 Hills. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu is asking a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits against the Police Department over the 2023 Dolores Hill skateboard…

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A woman wearing a keffiyeh has her hands up as a wall of police officers approaches.

Lawyers for Bay Bridge 78 Call on Court to Dismiss Charges in Interest of Justice

February 23, 2024
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The Center for Protest Law & Litigation at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund filed a motion in San Francisco’s superior court on February 23…

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Four teens sue San Francisco and police chief over mass arrest of youths at ‘Hill Bomb’ skateboarding event

December 22, 2023
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Excerpt from NBC News. Every year, throngs of youths descend upon San Francisco’s Mission District for a skateboarding event, but this year festivities ended in chaos with police arresting over 100 young people.

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Teens sue San Francisco after mass arrests at skateboarding event

December 22, 2023
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Excerpt from the Washington Post. San Francisco now faces a class-action lawsuit alleging that the roughly 80 juveniles corralled by police were wrongfully detained.

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Young people arrested in police sweep at Dolores skate event file federal suit

December 20, 2023
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Excerpt from 48 Hills By Tim Redmond | Read the full story here. Attorneys for four young people arrested during the Dolores Hill Bomb skateboard event last…

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