Lawsuits Allege Illegal Arrests at Convention
From Times Wire Reports
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed two federal lawsuits alleging that hundreds of people were illegally arrested during the Republican National Convention.
The lawsuits accuse police of illegal mass arrests, illegally lengthy and unexplained detentions under filthy conditions, and illegal fingerprinting of people charged with minor offenses.
More than 1,800 people were arrested during the four-day convention at Madison Square Garden in August.
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