Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn't
NPR's Morning Edition talks to PCJF's Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about the clearing of peaceful protesters from Lafayette Park, and how the police violated previous agreements imposed upon them after their previous misconduct at Pershing Park in 2002.
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Washington Post: A victory for free speech on the Mall
Washington Post editorial "A victory for free speech on the Mall" calls the total withdrawal of proposed anti-protest regulations: "a full retreat by the Trump administration and, more important, a victory for the First Amendment." "Their plan to suppress protest,” said Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, “was met with the very force it was trying to suppress."
FAIR's Counterspin Radio interviews Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about protest suppression
The White House is now—via the National Park Service—seeking to squelch public protest in Washington, DC, by, yes, charging for it.
Washington Post: A National Park Service move that’s completely un-American and unconstitutional
Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak writes about the grave implications of the newly proposed regulations
