Prosecutor: Agents headed to Milwaukee won’t police protests

July 24, 2020 1:32 pm Leave a comment

FILE - In this July 21, 2020 file photo, a federal officer pushes back demonstrators at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore. The U.S. attorney for Milwaukee is stressing that additional federal agents being sent to Milwaukee by President Donald Trump will help local and state law enforcement solve violent crimes, not break up protests. Matt Krueger told reporters during a video conference Friday, July 24, 2020, the agents' mission is to help solve violent crimes, not to patrol the streets. (AP Photo/Noah Berger File)

The U.S. attorney for Milwaukee sought to alleviate concerns Friday about federal agents being sent to the city by President Donald Trump, saying they will assist local and state law enforcement in combating violent crime and would not be breaking up protests.

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Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties

July 24, 2020 10:53 am Leave a comment

Protesters gather on Federal Plaza Thursday, July 23, 2020, after a collection of Chicago activists groups announced they are filing a federal lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police, and the federal government, in Chicago. The lawsuit also asks a judge to prevent agents in Chicago from making arrests or detaining people without probable cause and to require agents to identify themselves and their agency before taking either action and explain why someone is being arrested. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing protests, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the surge ordered by President Donald Trump will inhibit residents' ability to hold demonstrations.

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MU poll finds 61% support for Black Lives Matter protests

June 24, 2020 4:32 pm Leave a comment

Protesters block traffic at an intersection an intersection near Capitol Square in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat. (Emily Hamer/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

A new Wisconsin poll finds that 61% of respondents support Black Lives Matter protests happening across the nation.

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Judge throws out Capitol protest case

February 5, 2014 7:47 pm Leave a comment

An opponent of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's administration is arrested by Wisconsin Capitol Police Department officers during an assembly in the rotunda of the state Capitol building Friday, July 26, 2013. For the third consecutive day, capitol police issued citations to protesters for gathering in the building without a permit. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)

A judge has struck down permit rules being used to prosecute outstanding tickets against Wisconsin Capitol protesters.

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ACLU sues over Capitol sing-along crackdown

February 12, 2013 11:54 am 1 Comment

protests continuing at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., as police and demonstrators gather on the rotunda floor where opponents to the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers have been sleeping. The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, led by losses in the public sector as cash-strapped state and local governments laid off workers and _ in some cases _ limited collective bargaining rights. (AP File Photo/Andy Manis)

Gov. Scott Walker's administration's crackdown on a handful of state Capitol protesters violates their constitutional right to free speech, American Civil Liberties Union attorneys alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday.

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Full 8th Circuit will consider funeral protest ruling

December 8, 2011 2:45 pm Leave a comment

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will take a second look at the constitutionality of a Missouri city’s ordinance restricting protests at funerals.

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THE DARK SIDE: Reflections on the protests at the Capitol

June 14, 2011 10:57 am Leave a comment

The Takings Clause provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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Labor protesters say next fight at the polls

March 12, 2011 7:22 pm Leave a comment

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Clogging the Wisconsin Capitol grounds and screaming angry chants, tens of thousands of undaunted pro-labor protesters descended on Madison again Saturday and vowed to focus on future elections now that contentious ...

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Ammo found outside Wis. Capitol, site of protests  

March 3, 2011 2:53 pm Leave a comment

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of rounds of live rifle ammunition were found Thursday scattered around the grounds of the Wisconsin Capitol, where large crowds of people have been protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal ...

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