WTOP: Judge refuses request to ID officers who cleared protesters from Lafayette Square

By Editor On Aug 20, 2020 Last updated Aug 20, 2020

A federal judge, hearing a Black Lives Matter DC lawsuit, has refused a request to identify the police officers accused of forcefully clearing protesters from Lafayette Square on June 1.

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