PCJF condemns proposals to close White House area to protests
An outrageous assault on free speech “The Secret Service’s security failures inside the perimeter of the White House grounds do not provide a legitimate basis…
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Important victory in case of Ray McGovern’s brutal arrest
Be On the Look Out Alert’ Rescinded; Law Enforcement Instructed that BOLO is ‘Not Operational’ The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is pleased to announce…
McClatchy DC: Public to Secret Service at White House: Don’t fence us out
Reprinted from McClatchy DC WASHINGTON — Washingtonians are pushing back against suggestions that the U.S. Secret Service might make it harder for the public to…
Major Free Speech Court Victory in Brooklyn Bridge Occupy Mass Arrest Class Action
Federal Court Rules for Protestors In a major victory for free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling…
Brooklyn Bridge (Garcia) – U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit Ruling 2014
The Second Circuit denied NYPD’s attempts to claim qualified immunity in the false arrest of members of the Occupy Wall Street movement on the Brooklyn…
Interim Victory for Free Speech: Federal Court Rejects City’s Motion to Dismiss First Amendment Lawsuit
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is serving as co-counsel with Southern Legal Counsel challenging unconstitutional restrictions on First Amendment rights imposed by the city…
Fusion Centers Approached 2011 Black Friday Consumer Boycott Like a Terrorist Threat
Counter-terrorism officials partner with corporate retail trade association The documents reveal that Fusion Centers and their personnel even conflate their anti-terrorism mission with a need…
NY Times: Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
Reprinted from The New York Times When the Occupy protests spread across the country three years ago, state and local law enforcement officials went on alert.…
Exposed: The Hidden Role of Fusion Centers in the Nationwide Spying Operation Against Occupy
“Counter-terrorism” agencies’ domestic spying on free speech activity The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-funded Fusion Centers used their vast anti-terrorism and anti-crime authority and funding…
DC Anti-Terrorism Fusion Center Monitoring ANSWER and Postal Workers Union Protest
Per FOIA documents obtained by the PCJF, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-funded Fusion Center in D.C. used their anti-terrorism authority to monitor A.N.S.W.E.R and…
Tables turn against prosecutor in Mike Brown case
Community activists and civil rights organizations have filed a petition Jan. 15 with the Missouri State Circuit Court to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate…
Alice Walker to Ed Snowden: ‘I admire your courage’
Joins support campaign for NSA whistle-blower Pultizer Prize winning author Alice Walker Author Alice Walker has joined the ‘Thank You, Ed Snowden’ campaign, which has…