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PCJF Statement on Proposal to Give Nazis Private Metro Service for Unite the Right Rally

August 4, 2018
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The following statement by Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, constitutional rights attorney with the PCJF, on the proposal to provide private Metro cars for “Unite the Right” rally was released to the press today.

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The Intercept: With Last Charges Against J20 Protesters Dropped, Defendants Seek Accountability For Prosecutors

July 13, 2018
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Last Friday afternoon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia dismissed charges against the 39 remaining J20 Inauguration Day protesters under indictment.

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US drops charges against remaining J20 anti-Trump defendants

July 10, 2018
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Charges against last 39 people arrested over their alleged involvement in a Trump Inauguration Day rally were dismissed, per Al Jazeera News.

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Spreading the word on the Save Free Speech Campaign

July 6, 2018
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Listen: Mara spoke with producer Sue Goodwin on WPFW’s “Monday Morning QB” show with Askia Muhammad (WPFW is Washington, D.C.’s Pacifica radio outlet). Also interviewed…

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FAIR talks with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about criminalizing protest

July 6, 2018
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The truth is this country has a rich tradition of radicalism and dissent, struggle in many ways being the thing that has pulled us forward.

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Letter to US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on behalf of Dr. Jill Stein

April 26, 2018
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Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, constitutional rights attorney with the PCJF, is representing Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party Presidential candidate, before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on…

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D.C. Police and the Feds Partner With Hard Right to Convict Trump Protesters

February 14, 2018
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The capital’s cops and right-wingers are apparently working together, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by PCJF against D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Karl A. Racine in the U.S. Attorney’s office.

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A black and white photo of police officers wearing riot gear standing in front of buildings.

Lawsuit Over Police Collusion with Right-Wing Organizations to Infiltrate and Surveil Protest Groups

February 13, 2018
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PCJF Lawsuit demands disclosure of documents on MPD’s work with Project Veritas, Oath Keepers and other private organizations.

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PCJF Opposes Trump’s Dept of Interior Plan to Obstruct Access to Public Information

January 29, 2018
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The PCJF challenges proposed FOIA rules as creating “Obstructive Shell Game” and a “Political Gatekeeping Maneuver.”

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Charges Dropped Against 129 Trump Inauguration Protesters — But Dozens Still Face Prison

January 24, 2018
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The Government’s case against the J20 defendants is falling apart, The Intercept reports.

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Interview: The Political Prosecution of J20 Protesters

December 19, 2017
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Alex Rubinstein, an independent journalist falsely arrested during the “J20” protests at the Trump inauguration, interviews PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard.

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Group Investigating Police Conduct on Inauguration Day has History of Siding with Police

November 14, 2017
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“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.

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