Civil Rights Legal professionals Sue NYPD, Metropolis on Heels of AG Go well with Alleging Crackdown on Peaceable Protests

NYPD protesters “kettle” Black Lives Matter as they attempt to exit the Manhattan Bridge. Courtesy photo of the court record.

Civil rights lawyers on Thursday sued New York City and its law enforcement agency on behalf of Black Lives Matter protesters who allege they were subjected to violent and unnecessary arrests while cracking down on largely peaceful demonstrations against police brutality last summer.