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ck4829

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Sat Jan 27, 2024, 07:04 PM Jan 2024

After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed

A judge has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to get rid of photographs of legal documents that officers allegedly took during an unannounced raid on the home of an attorney representing a prominent Black Lives Matter activist.

The attorney, Dermot Givens, said roughly a dozen Los Angeles police officers descended on his townhouse on Tuesday, ordering him to stand outside as they executed a warrant.

When he went back inside, Givens said he saw an officer photographing documents left on his kitchen table related to a lawsuit filed against the department on behalf of Melina Abdullah, the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter.

Abdullah has alleged officers violated her civil rights in 2020 by forcing her out of her home at gunpoint after receiving a hoax call about a hostage situation there.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/black-lives-matter-los-angeles-police-department-raid-a9b11aa5ae7030606971e83bf2762cd3

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After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed (Original Post) ck4829 Jan 2024 OP
Destroy the originals. Right. Marcuse Jan 2024 #1
Looking for a "Tyler" person, they sifted and photographed documents. Eugene Jan 2024 #2

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