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…
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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…
PCJF Blasts Mayor’s Effort to Roll Back Public Records Law
Mayor Gray’s Proposal Would Set Back the Freedom of Information Act by Decades Carl Messineo, Legal Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is…
Federal Court Ruling on Constitutional Challenge to Postering Regulations in Washington, D.C.
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund’s four-year-long battle to overturn the District of Columbia’s unconstitutional postering regulations has resulted in a significant ruling today for…
DC Investigating Police Escorts for 17 Celebrities
Reprinted from Associated Press WASHINGTON — District of Columbia police officials are investigating police escorts given to 17 celebrities since 2002 to find out who approved…
Carl Messineo Testimony Regarding MPD’s Practices for Police Escorts
Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary of the D.C. Council Good afternoon, I am Carl Messineo, Legal Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice…
U.S. government contracts reveal Miami journalists on the payroll
Announcing new website: www.ReportersforHire.org A multi-year effort by the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and Liberation newspaper…
D.C. police need to clear up muddle over escorts for celebrities
PCJF: ‘Why is our money going for this?’ Reprinted from The Washington Post None of us should be surprised that Charlie Sheen enjoyed a police escort…