Akron Police Face Legal Action for Violating Protesters' Rights.
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A federal Magistrate of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against the City of Akron, Ohio, to protect the constitutional rights of nonviolent protesters. The order prohibits the city and its police department from using non-lethal force against peaceful protesters for 14 days. Civil rights law firm Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein filed the motion for the order on behalf of the Akron Bail Fund.
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