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NYCLU Sues NYC Over RNC Arrests

HeadlineOct 08, 2004

The New York Civil Liberties filed two lawsuits yesterday against the city police department for its treatment of detainees during the Republican National Convention. The group charges the police made illegal mass arrests, detained peaceful protesters for an unnecessarily long time, and violated their rights by fingerprinting them even though most were arrested for minor violations.

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