U.N. Envoy: U.S. Isn’t Protecting Occupy Protesters’ Rights
Reprinted from Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The United Nations envoy for freedom of expression is drafting an official communication to the U.S. government demanding to…
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Civil Rights Lawyers Move to Fight Occupy Evictions Nationwide
Lawyers say authorities are citing obscure codes as pretexts for crackdowns Reprinted from The Guardian | December 1, 2011 Civil rights lawyers are ramping up their…
Police Want to Stay Out of Occupy Story
Reprinted from The Washington Post The videos have been viewed millions of times: protesters on a California campus sidewalk being pepper-sprayed by police as they sit…
PCJF Responds to Police Threat to Sue Protestors
Reprinted from Huffington Post NEW YORK — A union representing 5,000 New York City Police Department sergeants blasted Occupy Wall Street protesters on Thursday and threatened…
Here are 159 minor things D.C. officers can arrest you for
Reprinted from The Washington Post An outtake from the recent controversy over expired-tag arrests: One of the reasons the District’s erstwhile policy was both objectionable and…
Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrest Resembles Infamous, Costly Police Tactic, Critics Say
Reprinted from Huffington Post October 4, 2011 WASHINGTON — Ben Becker, 27, sat in the back of a police-commandeered transit bus on Saturday night, his hands…
Citing Police Trap, Protesters File Suit
Reprinted from New York Times October 4, 2011 A group of people arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests last…
Lawsuit Filed Over Brooklyn Bridge Mass Arrest
Reprinted from Gawker, By Lauri Apple The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has filed a federal class action lawsuit against New York…
Feds must find missing evidence in Pershing Park case
Reprinted from Washington Examiner Here’s something you don’t see every day: D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department has asked the FBI to investigate it. In a recent filing…
D.C. gov’t rescinds unconstitutional postering rule
Years of litigation lead to free speech victory In a free speech victory for grassroots activists in Washington, D.C., the DC government has been forced…
Judge will allow First Amendment challenge to rules governing political posters in Washington
Reprinted from Associated Press WASHINGTON — Time limits on how long posters can hang to announce rallies, trumpet issues or plug candidates in Washington are…
D.C. lamppost sign regulations may be unconstitutional, judge says
Reprinted from Washington Post District regulations governing how long signs can remain affixed to city lampposts are unconstitutional and need to be rewritten, a federal…