December 18, 2007, Washington D.C. – Hundreds of innocent torture victims came forward and filed a complaint in Washington federal court last night against CACI, the private military contractor...
August 19, 2008, New York, NY – A group of 52 local activists today announced a $2 million settlement in their lawsuit against the City of New York. The activists were illegally arrested on April 7,...
February 19, 2010, New York – In response to the release of the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report on the conduct of the lawyers involved in crafting...
December 20, 2011, New York – Last night, attorneys for Iraqi torture victims abused in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison and other detention centers in Iraq challenged two private military...
May 11, 2012, Richmond, VA – Today, a federal appellate court dismissed the appeals of two private military contractors who had argued they were immune from litigation when they engage in...
June 17, 2013, Baltimore, MD – As the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning enters its third week, a federal district court in Baltimore heard arguments today on whether to grant members of the press...
From the stylings of Grand Master Flash to Public Enemy, Hip Hop has a long tradition of being used as a form a political speech and resistance. On Thursday August 21 st the Bertha Justice Institute...
WA court dismisses seven-year lawsuit over boycott of Israeli goods [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Friday, a Washington State court ended a seven-year litigation battle against former...
