Postering (ANSWER/MASF) – Order on Motion for Summary Judgment 2012
Judge Lamberth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted part of the PCJF’s motion for summary judgment and declared portions of…
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The Hill: Activists decry plans to restrict access around White House
Reprinted from The Hill Civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm amid reports that federal authorities may impose new restrictions to public access around the…
Bloomberg News: Secret Service Erects Extra Barrier to Buffer White House
Reprinted from Bloomberg News The U.S. Secret Service today erected a temporary extra barrier outside the White House as it reviews how a trespasser managed to…
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…
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…
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…
The Eviction of Occupy Portland, Ore.: A Supremely Political Affair
New Docs Show More Detail into Boston Law Enforcement Focus on Peaceful Protests The latest trove of documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice…
Washington Post: Judge finds District’s rules for hanging political posters unconstitutional
Reprinted from Washington Post A federal judge on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional the District’s regulations for hanging political signs on lampposts. U.S. District Chief…
Occupy (Sterling) – Complaint 2012
The lawsuit, Sterling, et al. v. City of New York, et.al., Case No. 12-CV-7086 seeks to end the New York City police tactics of arresting people…
Control of the Mall’s Union Square changes hands
Reprinted from Washington Post Union Square, the photogenic parcel of the Mall that the National Park Service had envisioned as a First Amendment demonstration space,…
D.C. gov’t rescinds unconstitutional postering rule
Years of litigation lead to free speech victory In a free speech victory for grassroots activists in Washington, D.C., the DC government has been forced…
Judge will allow First Amendment challenge to rules governing political posters in Washington
Reprinted from Associated Press WASHINGTON — Time limits on how long posters can hang to announce rallies, trumpet issues or plug candidates in Washington are…