Summary:
Protesters, LA Cops May Face Off in
Court
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As scattered
protests meandered peacefully through the
streets, furious civil libertarians said they
would ask a federal judge to 'take control'
of the police department after its
iron-fisted response to Monday's protest
violence outside the Democratic
Convention. Tuesday police continued to
maintain a strong presence throughout the
city's downtown district. But protesters,
marching in a variety of demonstrations
espousing everything from animal rights to
bicycle transit to an end to Iraqi
From Reuters News published Wed. Aug. 16, 2000
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