BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — 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. An armored police truck leads a troop of police through a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday, […]
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Baton Rouge Council Approves Settlement with DeRay McKesson and Other Protesters
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Baton Rouge Metro Council approved a settlement Tuesday paying activist DeRay Mckesson and other protesters arrested during summer demonstrations over the shooting death of Alton Sterling. FILE – In this July 9, 2016, file photo, police officers arrest DeRay Mckesson for blocking Airline Highway during a protest in Baton […]
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Baton Rouge Officer Sues DeRay McKesson & BLM, over Protest Injury
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Baton Rouge police officer who claims he was injured during a protest after a deadly police shooting filed a lawsuit Monday against prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson, who was arrested at the demonstration. The unnamed officer’s federal lawsuit says he was struck in the face by a […]
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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson Released from Jail after Protest
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A prominent Black Lives Matter activist, three journalists and more than 120 other people were taken into custody in Louisiana over the weekend, authorities said Sunday, in connection with protests over the fatal shooting of an African-American man by two White police officers in Baton Rouge. Black Lives Matter activist […]
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Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist, DeRay McKesson, Among Protesters Arrested in Baton Rouge
Police arrest activist DeRay McKesson during a protest along Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. Protesters angry over the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by two white Baton Rouge police officers rallied Saturday at the convenience store […]