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Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Feds prevail in BLM suit

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Circuit upheld a district court’s dismissal of civil rights claims brought by protestors and the D.C. Black Lives Matter group against federal law enforcement in connection with officers’ clearing protestors from Lafayette Square in June 2020.

Read the ruling here.

Read related coverage here and here.

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