A Reality Check on D.C. Checkpoints
Feature by PCJF co-founder Mara Verheyden-Hilliard Reprinted from The Washington Post In June, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, his attorney general and the D.C. police announced…
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Court Refuses to End Checkpoints, Appeal Filed
Residents Rights Group Says It Will Appeal Reprinted from The Washington Post By Del Quentin WilberWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, October 31, 2008; A01 A federal…
Appeal Filed to Strike Down Unconstitutional Checkpoint Program
In response to a ruling today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denying plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to end the…
Federal Court Rules for Inauguration Day Free Speech Lawsuit
After Loss to Protestors, Government Issues Suspect Regulations In a substantial free speech victory, the Partnership for Civil Justice has succeeded in overturning the National…
Class Action Filed Over Checkpoints
Reprinted from The Washington Post Rights Group Calls Police Activity in Trinidad Neighborhood Unconstitutional By Del Quentin WilberSaturday, June 21, 2008; B02 A civil rights…
Group files lawsuit against DC vehicle checkpoints
Reprinted from The Associated Press Group files lawsuit against DC vehicle checkpoints By Brian WestleyJune 20, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — A civil liberties group filed…
PCJF Sues to Strike Down DC’s Checkpoint Program
Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Stops and Data Collection The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, a Washington DC-based civil rights and legal organization, filed…
Groups Sue Department of Interior for Release of National Mall Records
Complaint argues that the Bush Administration is illegally withholding documents A lawsuit filed in federal court today argues that the Bush Administration is illegally withholding…
2005 Bush Inauguration: Rights of Protesters Violated, Judge Rules
Reprinted from The Washington Post By Carol D. LeonnigFriday, March 21, 2008; B03 The Bush administration violated the public’s right to free speech by keeping…
Free speech victory over the Bush administration
First Amendment prevails over Bush’s attempts to privatize inaugural route After a three-year long legal battle pitting free speech rights against the Bush Administration, we…
Judge: Bush Protesters Unfairly Blocked
Article on PCJ victory over National Park Service Reprinted from Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service violated an anti-war group’s First Amendment…
The Battle To Remold the Mall
Preservation Proposals Spark Debate Over Protest Rights Published January 20, 2008 Reprinted from The Washington Post The National Park Service envisions a prime venue for…