“For there to be a truly independent investigation, it would need to be through an entity that has no ties to police departments, police officials, or former police officials," Mara Verheyden-Hilliard told The Intercept.
A public records request and lawsuit by the PCJF confirms that MPD actions on January 20 violated laws enacted by the D.C. Council as well as the MPD’s own Standard Operating Procedures.
Seven people mass-arrested during President Trump’s inauguration in January stand trial next week in a major test for prosecutors, the Washington Examiner reports.
Several groups — including members of Congress — are accusing the General Services Administration of blocking requests for information regarding the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington.
In preparation for the inauguration of Donald Trump, the Metropolitan Police Department spent around $300,000 on equipment like smoke bombs, stinger rounds, rubber baton rounds, and other “less-lethal” munitions.
PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard spoke with hosts Brian Becker and John Kiriakou on the “Loud and Clear” radio program about the J20 prosecutions.
Florida Legal Services and the PCJF sent a letter to the University of Florida raising constitutional issues about restrictions enacted for anti-fascist and anti-racist protests planned on October 19, 2017.
FAIR reports: Major media’s relative lack of interest in the mass arrests by Metro DC police on Inauguration Day is a fact noted by activists and journalists since the incident almost six months ago.
The ODCA issued a report criticizing MPD for refusing to release to the PCJF documents regarding Chief Peter Newsham's controversial handling of the J20 protests against the incoming Trump Administration.
