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LAPD Sued for Crackdown on May Day Protest

HeadlineMay 11, 2007

In Los Angeles, attorneys with the National Lawyers Guild have filed suit against city and police officials on behalf of immigrant groups and protesters injured during the LAPD’s crackdown on a May Day rally in MacArthur Park. Police with riot guns fired hundreds of rubber bullets, shot tear gas and clubbed protesters and journalists. At least 10 people were injured.

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