Top Park Police Official May be Sued Personally for Sept 27, 2002 Mass False Arrest
A critical ruling and great victory The federal government has tried to escape responsibility for its role in the shocking round-up of 400 persons in…
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Editorial on PCJ litigation
“A Black Mark: D.C. police and the FBI need to explain their actions in a 2002 protest incident.” Reprinted from The Washington Post Washington Post…
PCJ Reveals FBI Intel Gathering in Protestor Arrests
Police Log Confirms FBI Role In Arrests — Group Detained, Questioned During D.C. War Protest Reprinted from Washington Post A secret FBI intelligence unit helped…
A Perfect Lawn, Mowed and Muted
Editorial Reprinted from The New York Times A court battle over the right to demonstrate on Central Park’s Great Lawn has underscored an astounding fact.…
D.C. Settles Suit Over Protest Arrests
Payment to Each of Four Vt & K Arrestees, Police Training and Notice of First Amendment Rights Reprinted from The Washington Post | Read the…
Settlement Reached for Sept. 27 2002, Vt & K Arrests
Police sprung pop-up lines, trapped, surrounded and detained dozens The Partnership for Civil Justice has reached a settlement with the District of Columbia over the…
Police Agree to Protester Reforms
Lawsuit Alleging Abuse During 2001 Inauguration Is Settled Reprinted from The Washington Post The D.C. police department agreed yesterday to pay $685,000 and take steps…
Partnership for Civil Justice Settles Landmark Lawsuit Against D.C. Police
MPD to undertake changes in its police practices and training programs with regard to demonstrations. This lawsuit uncovered and exposed the police department’s long-term domestic…
Civil Rights Group Settles With Police Over Inauguration Protests
Reprinted from The Associated Press The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice, which alleged that police unlawfully prevented people from approaching…
G-8 Protest Organizer Finds Hurdles on Path to a Permit
Reprinted from Associated Press The coastal city of Brunswick, where Mr. Randall hopes to gather up to 10,000 people to protest the meeting of Group…
D.C. Officer on Desk Duty After Allegedly Hitting Protester
Excerpt from The Washington Post | Read the story here. A D.C. police officer accused of hitting an antiwar demonstrator several times with his nightstick…
A NATION CHALLENGED: AMERICAN MUSLIMS; Raids, Detentions and Lists Lead Muslims to Cry Persecution
Reprinted from The New York TimesBy Joseph KahnMarch 27, 2002 As the Bush administration investigates what it says may be domestic ties to Al Qaeda and…