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Ex-D.C. chief's statement on mass arrest disputed

Posted in Press Coverage · November 18, 2009 7:00 PM
A D.C. police detective says he overheard then-Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey order a controversial mass arrest during a demonstration in downtown Washington seven years ago, according to attorneys for people taken into custody that day.

Detective says chief ordered mass arrests

Posted in Press Coverage · November 17, 2009 7:00 PM

Ramsey, Gainer Should Not Sit on Any Independent Review of Gates Arrest

Posted in News · September 10, 2009 8:00 PM
The arrest of Harvard history professor Henry Louis Gates in his home in Cambridge sparked a nationwide discussion about police misconduct.

Pershing Park Runaround

Posted in Press Coverage · August 05, 2009 8:00 PM
The August 6 Washington Post Editorial on the mass arrests of peaceful protestors in Washington, D.C. in 2002 echoes Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan’s “extraordinary rebuke” of D.C. government and police officials.

Federal Judge to D.C.: 'There will be significant prices to pay'

Posted in Press Coverage · July 30, 2009 8:00 PM
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan called D.C.’s mishandling of a high-profile suit alleging false arrest the “civil counterpart” of the Justice Department’s botched prosecution of Ted Stevens.

U.S. Judge Blasts D.C.'s Handling of Protest Cases

Posted in Press Coverage · July 29, 2009 8:00 PM
A federal judge chastised D.C. government lawyers Wednesday for how they have defended lawsuits brought by nearly 400 people arrested during a 2002 protest in downtown Washington. U.S. District Judge Emmet G.

Federal judge wants probe of missing police records

Posted in Press Coverage · July 29, 2009 8:00 PM
A federal judge has called for an investigation into the D.C. police department after officials there destroyed key evidence related to a controversial mass arrest of anti-globalization protesters in 2002.

Federal judge blasts D.C. Attorney General's Office for concealment of evidence

Posted in News · July 29, 2009 8:00 PM
A U.S. federal judge called for an investigation into the conduct of the Washington, D.C., Office of the Attorney General for its concealment of crucial evidence in a case brought by the PCJF arising from the mass arrest of nearly 400 peaceful demonstrators and others.

Barham Class Successful in Lifting Stay of Discovery

Posted in News · June 26, 2007 8:00 PM
Discovery, which has been stayed (prohibited) for over a year, is now authorized. Depositions of former Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey and Assistant Police Chief Peter J. Newsham may now proceed.

Top Park Police Official May be Sued Personally for Sept 27, 2002 Mass False Arrest

Posted in News · June 19, 2007 8:00 PM
In a critical ruling and great victory for the class plaintiffs, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion holding that the senior U.S. Park Police official, Richard Murphy, may be held personally and financially liable for his command of federal agents during the September 27, 2002 Pershing Park mass false arrest.

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