ACLU sues Baton Rouge cops for brutality against BLM protesters

Published July 13, 2016 9:00pm ET



The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit on Wednesday that said the Baton Rouge Police Department violated the free speech rights of protesters demonstrating against the police shooting of Alton Sterling.

“We can’t bring Alton Sterling back but at minimum, the police can stop blocking our right to protest in his name,” ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Marjorie Esman said in a press release.

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