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Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge
Source: Associated Press
Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS BATON ROUGE, La. — Nov 29, 2016, 6:37 PM ET
A settlement agreement Tuesday resolves a federal lawsuit that accuses law enforcement of trampling on the civil rights of protesters in Baton Rouge following a black man's fatal shooting by police.
Plaintiffs' attorneys said their "memorandum of understanding" with state and local police officials affirms that people have the right to peacefully protest. The agreement doesn't include any monetary terms.
Police arrested nearly 200 protesters in Baton Rouge following the July 5 shooting death of Alton Sterling, who was killed in a struggle with two white officers outside a convenience store.
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Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice filed the lawsuit, which accused police of using excessive force in a "military-grade assault" on protesters. Officers pointed high-powered weapons at protesters, physically and verbally abused them and threatened them with the use of pepper spray, the suit said.
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS BATON ROUGE, La. — Nov 29, 2016, 6:37 PM ET
A settlement agreement Tuesday resolves a federal lawsuit that accuses law enforcement of trampling on the civil rights of protesters in Baton Rouge following a black man's fatal shooting by police.
Plaintiffs' attorneys said their "memorandum of understanding" with state and local police officials affirms that people have the right to peacefully protest. The agreement doesn't include any monetary terms.
Police arrested nearly 200 protesters in Baton Rouge following the July 5 shooting death of Alton Sterling, who was killed in a struggle with two white officers outside a convenience store.
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Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice filed the lawsuit, which accused police of using excessive force in a "military-grade assault" on protesters. Officers pointed high-powered weapons at protesters, physically and verbally abused them and threatened them with the use of pepper spray, the suit said.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pact-resolves-aclu-suit-protest-arrests-baton-rouge-43846058