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Water Protector Legal Collective Files Suit for Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters

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Above: Law enforcement uses water canon, teargas, and other munitions against peaceful Water Protectors, November 20, 2016. (Photo: Shanna Merola)

CANNON BALL, ND —(ENEWPSF)–November 29, 2016. Yesterday, the Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC-formerly Red Owl), an initiative of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), filed suitin US District Court against Morton County, Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirschmeier, and other law enforcement agencies for using excessive force against peaceful Water Protectors on the night of November…

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