U.S. Federal Judge Lauds “Historic” Settlement
Court Approval Given for Protest Arrest Class Action Resolution Issuing final approval to a class action settlement, U.S. Federal Judge Paul Friedman described the terms…
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D.C. agrees to $13.7 million settlement in 2000 mass arrest
Case has helped change police response to large-scale protests Reprinted from The Washington Post A federal judge gave final approval Wednesday to a $13.7 million…
Carl Messineo on the Open Government Act of 2010
Testifying at the D.C. Council Committee on Gov’t Operations and the Environment The PCJF today issued its strong support for the Open Government Act of…
DC Prosecutor to Farm out Investigation of Police Shooting of Trey Joyner
Questions about Joyner’s death remain unanswered Reprinted from Washington Examiner U.S. Attorney Ron Machen is handing off the investigation of a fatal police shooting to…
D.C. lawyers demonstrate power of tenacity
Legal team fights for protesters’ rights Reprinted from The Washington Post When Carl Messineo and Mara Verheyden-Hilliard sued the District on behalf of hundreds of…
Phone-card case tests D.C. consumer law
Fight over D.C. consumer protection law Reprinted from The National Law Journal Alan Grayson has never claimed he was harmed by AT&T Corp. or the…
Victory in major class-action protest impact litigation
Class action impact litigation brought by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund on behalf of more than 1000 people including demonstrators, journalists, tourists and passersby…
D.C. to pay $8.25 million to settle suit over ’02 mass arrests
Reprinted from The Washington Post The D.C. government and a nonprofit civil rights organization have settled a class-action lawsuit brought by hundreds of protesters and…
Pershing Park Settlement Announced
Press Release After more than seven years of class action litigation, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund today is pleased to announce a victorious settlement…
“Truly Historic Settlement” Approved in Pershing Park Class Action
Judge says attorneys worked to “protect future generations of protesters.” U.S. Federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued final approval to an $8.25 million class action…
Pershing Park Plaintiffs Speak Out on Settlement
Reprinted from Washington City Paper On September 27, 2002, D.C. Police surrounded some 400 individuals in Pershing Park. Those individuals were rounded up without warning,…
D.C. Agrees to Pershing Park Settlement of $8.25 Million
Reprinted from Legal Times The District of Columbia will pay $8.25 million to settle a class action brought by protesters rounded up in mass arrests…