The United Nations envoy for freedom of expression is drafting an official communication to the U.S. government demanding to know why federal officials are not protecting the rights of Occupy demonstrators whose protests are being disbanded -- sometimes violently -- by local authorities.

Lawyers say authorities are citing obscure codes as pretexts for crackdowns, violating the first amendment in the process

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Attorney, Partnership for Civil Justice discusses the legal work that has been undertaken to protect Occupy encampments across the nation.

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Attorney, Partnership for Civil Justice discusses the legal work that has been undertaken to protect Occupy encampments across the nation.

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Committee filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests today with federal law enforcement agencies requesting records of involvement in the Occupy crackdown.

Organizations and individuals in New York City and around the country are calling on the Manhattan District Attorney to drop the charges for the 700+ people who were illegally arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1. Please add your voice to this effort.

Attorneys from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) have released a letter sent to New York City District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., requesting that all charges against the 700+ demonstrators who were subject to mass false arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1, 2011 be dismissed.