Dabney Friedrich testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, on July 25, 2017. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM. Trump, Barr Can't Face Lawsuits Over Clearing of Lafayette Square, Judge Rules
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich found some claims could survive in the lawsuits, writing "the right to be free from government violence for the peaceful exercise of protected speech is so fundamental to our system of ordered liberty that it is 'beyond debate.'"
June 21, 2021 at 05:13 PM
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Civil Rights
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., threw out most claims made across several lawsuits over last year's forced clearing of Lafayette Square, including allegations individually targeting former President Donald Trump and ex-Attorney General William Barr.
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