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Pact Resolves ACLU Suit over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge

by Michael KunzelmanNovember 29, 2016January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Baton Rouge Council Approves Settlement with DeRay McKesson and Other Protesters

by Associated PressNovember 23, 2016January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Baton Rouge Officer Sues DeRay McKesson & BLM, over Protest Injury

by Associated PressNovember 7, 2016January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson Released from Jail after Protest

by Associated PressJuly 10, 2016January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist, DeRay McKesson, Among Protesters Arrested in Baton Rouge

by Special to the AFROJuly 10, 2016January 25, 2022

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 […]

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