ACLU Reaches Settlement With Justice Dept. Over Police Clearing Lafayette Square Protest

2022-04-18 21:46:26

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the Justice Department announced a settlement last week in four lawsuits resulting from police forcibly expelling protesters from Washington, D.C.'s, Lafayette Square in June 2020. The confrontation was a prelude to former... Read More

Law

Judge Tosses Most Claims Over Clearing Protesters in DC Park

2021-06-22 13:53:02

by Judge Tosses Most Claims Over Clearing Protesters in DC Park

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge dismissed most claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police before then-President Donald Trump walked to... Read More

Law Enforcement

Judge Set to Rule on Immunity For Police at Lafayette Square

2021-06-02 12:19:59

by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- A Washington, D.C. federal judge is expected to rule within days on whether lawsuits can go forward accusing police of violating protesters’ civil rights in the way they cleared Lafayette Square in front of the White House last... Read More