BUCHANAN et al v. TRUMP et al

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-01542

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Dabney L. Friedrich

Firms

  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. June 11, 2020

    Gibson Dunn Reps Protesters In Trump Photo-Op Clash

    Three protesters, represented by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, accused the Trump administration of violating their First, Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights in D.C. federal court Thursday, saying they were sprayed with tear gas and rubber bullets to clear space for a presidential photo-op.

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