Posts Tagged ‘unprecedented settlement’

Mass Arrest Settlement, Reforms Tactics U.S. Park Police Employ on Protests

$2.2 million dollar mass arrest settlement, includes landmark reforms to the tactics U.S. Park Police use on protests. Hundreds of IMF protestors are detained and arrested at Pershing Park on September 2002. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty Images) The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has announced an unprecedented settlement with the Obama administration to […]

Landmark Settlement In DC Will Improve Policing Of Protests

Print Friendly Partnership for Civil Justice and Federal Government reach $2.2 million settlement over 2002 mass arrests Settlement provides landmark reforms in U.S. Park Police practices and policies for demonstrations and protests Provides Model for “best practices” in policing demonstrations After more than 12 years of class-action litigation, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) has […]

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