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…
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PCJF First Amendment Cases Spark Investigation
NY Times: ‘Inquiry Raises More Questions in Case of Arrests After ’02 Protest in Capital’ Retired federal judge Stanley Sporkin has issued an investigative report…
DC agrees to pay $13M over arrests of protesters
Reprinted from The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia said Monday it has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a…
City to Settle Mass Arrest Class Action for $13.7 Million
Reprinted from Legal Times The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $13.7 million to settle a class action suit brought by protesters arrested during…
D.C. quietly folds up police checkpoint program
Reprinted from The Washington Post Remember all the controversy over military checkpoints in the District neighborhood of Trinidad? D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier set…
Ex-D.C. chief’s statement on mass arrest disputed
Detective’s affidavit says he heard Ramsey give the order in 2002 Reprinted from The Washington Post A D.C. police detective says he overheard then-Police Chief…
Detective says chief ordered mass arrests
Reprinted from The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A police detective alleges that former Washington Police Chief Charles Ramsey, despite past denials, ordered mass arrests of…
D.C. cancels checkpoint program following U.S. Court of Appeals ruling
Press release Late yesterday, the D.C. Police Department announced that the Chief of Police was rescinding the so-called “Neighborhood Safety Zone” program. Having had its…
PCJF wins settlement in illegal arrest case in D.C.
Peaceful protestors targeted for wearing black The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) is pleased to announce a victorious settlement on behalf of eight people…
D.C. to Pay $450,000 to War Protesters Over 2002 Interrogation
FBI also involved in questioning at parking garage during rally Reprinted from Washington Post The District agreed to pay $450,000 Monday to eight war protesters…
En banc re-hearing in checkpoint case denied
PCJF Press Release The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied D.C.’s petition for an en banc re-hearing in the case…
Ramsey, Gainer Should Not Sit on Any Independent Review of Gates Arrest
Chiefs Responsible for More Than 1,000 False Arrests The arrest of Harvard history professor Henry Louis Gates in his home in Cambridge sparked a nationwide…