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RNC Protesters Filed Class Action Suit Against NYC

HeadlineNov 23, 2004

In New York a group of protesters and bystanders wrongfully arrested during the Republican National Convention filed a class action lawsuit against the city Monday on behalf of the almost 2,000 people detained during the convention. One of the chief attorneys in the case, Johnathan Moore said “During the Republican Convention, the Mayor and the Police Department suspended the Bill of Rights for those who chose to protest the foreign, military and domestic policies of the United States government.”

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