J F ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁for ▁un cover ing ▁new ▁facts ▁about ▁D . C . ▁police ▁and ▁F BI ▁conduct , ▁including ▁efforts ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁and ▁dis rupt ▁non vi ol ent ▁activ ist ▁groups . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Part ners hip ▁brought ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁D . C . ▁police ▁department ▁for ▁its ▁practices ▁against ▁protest ers ▁during ▁Bush ' s ▁inaug uration . ▁The ▁law suit ▁" unc over ed ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁department ▁had ▁susp ended ▁rules ▁limit ing ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁during ▁the ▁protest s , ▁had ▁pressed ▁under cover ▁officers ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁protest ▁groups ▁and ▁had ▁sought ▁to ▁prov oke ▁protest ers ▁and ▁un in vol ved ▁by stand ers ▁by ▁attack ing ▁them ▁with ▁bat ons ▁and ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁settled ▁after ▁the ▁D . C . ▁police ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 6 8 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁undert ake ▁re forms , ▁including ▁changes ▁to ▁its ▁department al ▁hand book ▁that ▁instruct ▁officers ▁to ▁" report ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁during ▁a ▁mass ▁demonstr ation " ▁and ▁bar ▁officers ▁from ▁making ▁arr ests ▁without ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁crime . ▁The ▁settlement ▁also ▁provided ▁for ▁additional ▁training ▁for ▁officers ▁assigned ▁to ▁" c ivil ▁disturb ance ▁units ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Part ners hip ▁su ed ▁the ▁D . C . ▁police ▁department