Pre-Protest Litigation
Protest Permit Schemes:
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham (1969)
Complaint in International Action Center v. City of Philadelphia (2001)
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2000) rejecting “no-protest” zones at DNC 2000 in SEIU v. City of Los Angeles
Ruling (2010) by DC Circuit rejecting requirement to obtain protest permits in national parks in Boardley v. Department of the Interior
Opposition to U.S. Supreme Court Appeal (2009) seeking to overturn decision allowing for spontaneous protest without permits, fees and municipal indemnification in Long Beach Area Peace Network v. City of Long Beach
Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2008) in The Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War v. City of St. Paul
Ruling (2011) striking down permit requirement for small groups in Turner v. Plafond
Anti-Protester Ordinances:
Complaint (2004) challenging unconstitutional ordinance restricting “public assemblies” used to arrest people at 2003 FTAA protests in Lake Worth for Global Justice v. City of Miami
Surveillance and Infiltration:
Chicago Red Squad Consent Decree Order (1984), Order (1987), and Order (2001) in Alliance to End Repression v. City of Chicago
New York City Handschu Consent Decree Order (1985), Order (2003), and Order (2007) in Handschu v. Special Services Division
Complaint in Raza v. City of New York (2013), which challenged NYPD widespread surveillance practices against Muslims.
Preemptive Raids on Activist Spaces:
Order (2000) enjoining city officials from conducting preemptive raids at DNC 2000 in D2K Convention Planning Coalition v. Parks
Defending Dissent in the Streets
Viewpoint-Based Discrimination:
Ruling in ANSWER Coalition v. Kempthorne, et al. (2005 Presidential Inauguration Protests)
Ninth_Circuit_Ruling in Moss, et al., v. U.S. Secret Service, et al. (2004 G.W. Bush Presidential Campaign Protests)
Unlawful Mass Arrests:
Ninth Circuit Ruling in Collins, et al., v. Jordan, et al. (1992 Protests of the Rodney King verdict)
Complaint in Hickey, et al., v. City of Seattle, et al. (1999 WTO Protests)
Ruling in Becker, et al., v. District of Columbia, et al. (2000 IMF/WB Protests)
Complaint in Barham, et al., v. Ramsey (2002 IMF/WB Protests)
Ruling in Dinler, et al., v. City of New York, et al. (2004 RNC Protests)
Complaint in Killmon, et al., v. City of Miami, et al. (2003 FTAA Protests)
Eleventh_Circuit_Ruling in Killmon, et al., v. City of Miami, et al. (2003 FTAA Protests)
Complaint in Spalding, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. (2010 Oscar Grant Protests)
Settlement_Agreement in Spalding, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. (2010 Oscar Grant Protests)
Seventh_Circuit_Ruling in Vodak, et al., v. City of Chicago, et al. (2003 Antiwar Protests)
Stops and Searches of Activists:
Information is forthcoming
Agents Provocateurs:
DC Circuit Ruling (2004) in International Action Center, et al., v. United States, et al.
Police Violence and Excessive Use of Force:
Complaint in Local 10, ILWU, et. al., v. City of Oakland, et al. (2003 antiwar protests at Oakland docks)
Complaint in Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al. (May Day 2007)
Complaint in Campbell, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. (Occupy Oakland 2011)
Order in Campbell, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. (Occupy Oakland 2011)
Complaint in Baker, et al., v. Katehi, et al. (Occupy Davis 2011)
Qualified Immunity:
Ruling on qualified immunity (2007) in Chang, et al., v. United States, et al. and Barham, et al., v. Ramsey, et al. (2002 IMF/WB Protests)
Second_Circuit_Ruling (2014) in Garcia, et al., v. Bloomberg, et al.
Recording Police:
En Banc Court of Appeal Ruling (2011) in State of Oregon v. Neff (OR)
Legal Observer privilege:
Ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2009) upholding the National Lawyers Guild’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum for Legal Observer records in Dinler v. City of New York
Obstructing Sidewalk and Loitering:
Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2010) in Hollywood Characters, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
Activists in Detention
Habeas Corpus:
Information is forthcoming
Unreasonable Bail and Bond:
Ninth Circuit Opinion (2014) in Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio
Denial of Needs
Information is forthcoming
Defending Activists with Criminal Charges
Necessity Defense:
Motion_and Memo for Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence re_Necessity_Defense (2010) in USA v. Ward
Notice_of_Intended_Defenses (2012) and Response_to_Plaintiffs’ Motion_in_Limine (2013) in City of Helena v. McKinlay (MT)
Notice_of_Intended_Defenses (2012) and Reply_in_Support_of_Necessity_Defense (2012) in City of Bellingham v. Alexander (WA)
New_England_Law_Review_article on the Necessity Defense by Bill Quigley (2003)
Restitution:
Defendant’s Request_to_Dismiss_Restitution_Claims (2015) in People of the State of Michigan v. Wahmhoff (MI)
Selective Prosecution:
Information is forthcoming
Terrorism Charges:
Information is forthcoming
Entrapment:
Information is forthcoming
Occupy Wall Street Rulings
Boston, MA – Occupy_and Order in Occupy Boston v. City of Boston (2011)
Cincinnati, OH – Motion for TRO and Complaint in Occupy Cincinnati v. City of Cincinnati (2011)
Davis, CA – Complaint in Baker v. Katehi (2012)
Fort Myers, FL – Motion for preliminary injunction and Opinion and Order in Occupy Fort Myers v. City of Fort Myers (2011)
Los Angeles, CA – Complaint and Application for TRO in Knox-Davies v. City of Los Angeles (2011) and Complaint and Final Settlement Order in Class Action Aichele v. City of Los Angeles (2012)
Nashville, TN – Complaint, Motion for TRO, Ruling on TRO, and Ruling on Preliminary Injunction in Occupy Nashville v. Haslam (2011)
New York, NY – Second_Circuit Ruling in Garcia v. Bloomberg (2014)
Oakland, CA – Complaint in Campbell v. City of Oakland (2011)
Sacramento, CA – Complaint and Motion for TRO in Occupy Sacramento v. City of Sacramento (2011)
Trenton, NJ – Complaint and Ruling on TRO in Occupy Trenton v. Zawacki (2011)
Public Access
Ninth Circuit Ruling (2006) on unsealing legal documents relevant to public interest in Kamakana v. City of Honolulu
Ninth Circuit Ruling (2012) on photojournalist access to public space in Leigh v. Salazar
