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Huffington Post: D.C. Police Take A Progressive Approach To Protests. It Wasn't Always That Way.

Posted in Press Coverage · December 12, 2014 12:03 PM
But the current approach that D.C. police take toward protests did not come about on its own. Instead, the more relaxed attitude is the result of investigations and litigation that came about after the Metropolitan Police Department employed a heavy-handed approach to various protests in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

U.S. Federal Judge Lauds "Historic" Settlement

Posted in News · July 14, 2010 8:00 PM
Issuing final approval to a class action settlement, U.S. Federal Judge Paul Friedman described the terms of settlement of a nearly decade-long protest arrest lawsuit in Washington, D.C., as "historic" and an achievement for "future generations.

D.C. agrees to $13.7 million settlement in 2000 mass arrest

Posted in Press Coverage · June 30, 2010 8:00 PM
A federal judge gave final approval Wednesday to a $13.7 million settlement between the District and people who were picked up in a mass arrest during a 2000 protest near the World Bank and International Monetary Fund buildings.

City to Settle Mass Arrest Class Action for $13.7 Million

Posted in Press Coverage · November 22, 2009 7:00 PM
The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $13.7 million to settle a class action suit brought by protesters arrested during a demonstration in 2000, lawyers in the case announced at court today. Lawyers for the protesters said it would be the largest amount ever paid in the U.

DC agrees to pay $13M over arrests of protesters

Posted in Press Coverage · November 22, 2009 7:00 PM

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