Case Updates
Microsoft 7 Defendants
PDC lawyers filed notices of representation for three of seven ex-tech/Microsoft employees who are being charged with Criminal Trespass and Obstruction for allegedly performing a sit-in and trying to speak with Microsoft CEO Brad Smith to demand Microsoft cut ties with the Israeli Occupation Forces. In August 2025 The Guardian and +972 Magazine revealed that the IOF was using Microsoft technology (Azure) to spy on thousands of Palestinians and using that data to deploy military operations throughout Palestine.
This case is still ongoing.
Justice for Kuya G!!!!
Tanggol Migrante (TMM), International Migrants Alliance, People’s Defense Collective, and many other migrant rights groups teamed up to seek justice for Kuya G. Kuya G, a Filipino national and lawful permanent resident was detained by ICE and subjected to inhumane conditions at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, resulting in permanent injury to his health and a partial amputation of his foot. In early December 2025, PDC partnered with TMM to stop his deportation and argue for his release in Federal Court. Strong community organizing miraculously and effectively stopped Kuya G from being placed on a deportation flight after he was declared unfit to travel. The following day, PDC filed an emergency temporary restraining order and a habeas corpus petition seeking Kuya G’s release. PDC lawyers along with attorney Louise Carhart and attorney Troy Osaki argued that Kuya G’s detention violated the Fifth Amendment Due Process clause because medical neglect amounts to punishment. In February 2026, District Court Judge Tana Lin granted Kuya G’s habeas corpus petition, requiring immediate release and agreeing that the medical neglect amounted to unconstitutional punishment in violation of the Due Process clause.