Settlement Strikes Down Regulations Banning Mass Assembly Protest The Partnership for Civil Justice has announced today the filing in Court of a landmark settlement agreement…
A critical ruling and great victory The federal government has tried to escape responsibility for its role in the shocking round-up of 400 persons in…
Police Log Confirms FBI Role In Arrests — Group Detained, Questioned During D.C. War Protest Reprinted from Washington Post A secret FBI intelligence unit helped…
Payment to Each of Four Vt & K Arrestees, Police Training and Notice of First Amendment Rights Reprinted from The Washington Post | Read the…
Police sprung pop-up lines, trapped, surrounded and detained dozens The Partnership for Civil Justice has reached a settlement with the District of Columbia over the…
Lawsuit Alleging Abuse During 2001 Inauguration Is Settled Reprinted from The Washington Post The D.C. police department agreed yesterday to pay $685,000 and take steps…
MPD to undertake changes in its police practices and training programs with regard to demonstrations. This lawsuit uncovered and exposed the police department’s long-term domestic…
Reprinted from The Associated Press The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice, which alleged that police unlawfully prevented people from approaching…
In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that Assistant Chief Newsham was not entitled to qualified immunity for…
Reprinted from The New York TimesBy Joseph KahnMarch 27, 2002 As the Bush administration investigates what it says may be domestic ties to Al Qaeda and…