At a Glance
Date Filed:
Current Status
On July 1, 2018, the court ruled against COC and CCR, allowing DHS to keep secret the document referred to as the "Race Paper." On April 11, 2019, the parties came to a settlement on all aspects of the case including attorneys' fees.
Our Team:
- Omar Farah
- Ghita Schwarz
Co-Counsel
Avi Cover, Case Western University
Client(s)
Case Description
In July 2016, Color of Change (COC) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request seeking information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the surveillance and monitoring of Movement for Black Lives (MBL) protestors and organizers exercising their First Amendment constitutional rights at protests across the country. The request was specifically directed at the monitoring of protest activity whose subject matter or theme involved police violence, criminal justice, racial inequities, or MBL. The request followed the many instances over the previous two years of military and counterterror resources being used to surveil MBL protests as well as first-hand accounts of surveillance of protests and activists.
COC FOIA Briefing Guides
