BLACK LIVES MATTER D.C. et al v. TRUMP et al

  1. March 14, 2024

    DC Judge Says 2020 Lafayette Square Protestors Can Refile

    Protesters suing federal officials over the forcible removal of racial justice demonstrators from Lafayette Square in June 2020 can amend their suits to add claims against the federal government and former President Donald Trump, a D.C. federal judge has ruled.

  2. June 21, 2021

    Trump, Feds Escape Most Claims Over Lafayette Square Clash

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday tossed most of the claims in four overlapping lawsuits challenging federal agents' forcible removal of peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square near the White House last June to enable then-President Donald Trump's photo-op at the historic St. John's Episcopal Church.

  3. May 28, 2021

    Judge Mulls Presidential Safety Claim In Lafayette Sq. Clash

    A D.C. federal judge suggested Friday that there seemed to have been a "legitimate" national security concern over then-President Donald Trump's safety that justified federal agents' forcible removal of peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square near the White House last June ahead of Trump's photo-op at the historic St. John's Episcopal Church.

  4. August 13, 2020

    Barr Asserts Qualified Immunity In Suit Over Photo-Op Clash

    Attorney General William Barr has told a D.C. federal court that he's entitled to qualified immunity and cannot be held liable in a constitutional challenge lodged by Arnold & Porter and others over federal agents' forcible removal of peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square near the White House in June.

  5. June 04, 2020

    Arnold & Porter, ACLU Steer Suit Over Photo Op Clash

    Arnold & Porter and the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr in D.C. federal court Thursday over federal agents' forcible removal of peaceful protesters in front of the White House on Monday night.

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