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…
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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…
Journalists covering Cuba were on U.S. payroll
PCJF lawsuit against BBG seeks key documents on covert domestic propaganda operation The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) filed a lawsuit on Sept. 9,…
Pershing Park Runaround: District owes answers about city lawyers’ alleged misconduct
Reprinted from The Washington Post The August 6 Washington Post editorial on the mass arrests of peaceful protestors in Washington, D.C. in 2002 echoes Federal…
Federal Judge to D.C.: ‘There will be significant prices to pay’
Reprinted from Legal Times U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan blasted the District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office at a hearing earlier this week, calling the…
Federal judge blasts D.C. Attorney General’s Office for concealment of evidence
Judge: ‘Case appears to be civil counterpart of Ted Stevens case’ A U.S. federal judge called for an investigation into the conduct of the Washington,…
Federal judge wants probe of missing police records
Reprinted from Washington Examiner A federal judge has called for an investigation into the D.C. police department after officials there destroyed key evidence related to…
U.S. Judge Blasts D.C.’s Handling of Protest Cases
Reprinted from The Washington Post A federal judge chastised D.C. government lawyers Wednesday for how they have defended lawsuits brought by nearly 400 people arrested…