Black Lives Matter, protesters add DC police to lawsuit over clearing of Lafayette Square
By Rebecca Klar - 07/08/20 08:15 PM EDT
The Washington, D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter and several other protesters added the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and several specific officers to a lawsuit over the forcible clearing of Lafayette Square on June 1.
The ACLU and other civil rights groups filed a motion adding Police Chief Peter Newsham and other officers to the suit, alleging D.C. officers joined federal law enforcement agents in forcibly clearing the square ahead of President Trump’s photo-op outside of St. John’s Church.
The lawsuit was filed last week against the Trump administration over the use of chemical agents and rubber bullets.
Newsham has denied that D.C. police were involved in the forcible clearing of the protesters from the area.
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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/506495-black-lives-matter-protesters-add-dc-police-to-lawsuit-over-clearing
