Reprinted from The Associated Press The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice, which alleged that police unlawfully prevented people from approaching the parade route and used plainclothes officers to assault demonstrators. The Metropolitan Police Department has…
Reprinted from Associated Press The coastal city of Brunswick, where Mr. Randall hopes to gather up to 10,000 people to protest the meeting of Group of 8, passed a law last month that placed conditions on public demonstrations. Organizers must…
Excerpt from The Washington Post | Read the story here. A D.C. police officer accused of hitting an antiwar demonstrator several times with his nightstick Saturday has been placed on desk duty while his actions are investigated. The officer, whom…
Reprinted from The New York TimesBy Joseph KahnMarch 27, 2002 As the Bush administration investigates what it says may be domestic ties to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, some Muslim leaders say the government is persecuting them as it once…