PCJ Sues to Strike Down DC's Checkpoint Prog
The Partnership for Civil Justice, a Washington DC-based civil rights and legal organization, filed a class action lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking an injunction against the Metropolitan Police Department's Neighborhood Safety Zone checkpoint program.
Calling the Police Version of Events "Fanciful," Magistrate Judge Recommends the Court Find Mass Arrests Were False
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola has issued a report and recommendation to presiding Judge Paul L. Friedman that summary judgment issue in favor of the Becker class declaring the mass arrest to be a mass false arrest.
Multimedia Re-Creation of April 15, 2000 Sidewalk March
The Partnership for Civil Justice has undertaken a massive review and compilation of the multi-media footage of the march
Barham Class Successful in Lifting Stay of Discovery
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
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.
Court Rejects FBI's Bid to be Dismissed from September 27, 2002 Class Action
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan today denied the FBI's motion to be dismissed from the Barham class action lawsuit.
Editorial on PCJ litigation
A Black Mark D.C. police and the FBI need to explain their actions in a 2002 protest incident.
Washington Post Editorial Wednesday, April 11, 2007
IF YOU DON'T like something your government is doing, you should be able to come to Washington, D.
PCJ Reveals FBI Intel Gathering in Protestor Arrests
A secret FBI intelligence unit helped detain a group of war protesters in a downtown Washington parking garage in April 2002 and interrogated some of them on videotape about their political and religious beliefs, newly uncovered documents and interviews show.
D.C. Settles Suit Over Vt & K Protest Arrests
$50,000 Payment to Each of Four Vt & K Arrestees Plus Attorneys Fees and Costs and Police Training and Notice of First Amendment Rights Required