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  • EAST LIBERTY PROTEST

Attorney Christine T. Elzer is currently working with attorneys from O'Brien Law Offices and the Abolitionist Law Center on a class action lawsuit filed by protestors who experienced police misconduct at the East Liberty protest on June 1, 2020. 

If you were at the protest and believe you might be a class member, please complete this
form, or contact us for more information.


Below are some news stories covering the lawsuit and related issues: 

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  • ​Pittsburgh City Paper: Black Lives Matter Protestor claims they're being unfairly targeted for refiled charges

  • Tribune Review: ‘Nowhere to run to’: Lawsuit filed against Mayor Peduto, Pittsburgh police in wake of East Liberty protest

  • KDKA: Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pittsburgh Police, Mayor Peduto And City Officials For East Liberty Protest

  • Associated Press: Pittsburgh protestors sue police, allege excessive force 

  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Federal lawsuit accuses Peduto, top Pittsburgh officials of constitutional violations in dispersing East Liberty protest

  • WESA: City Officials Sued In Federal Court Over June 1 East Liberty Protest

  • Pittsburgh City Paper: Class-action lawsuit filed against Pittsburgh following use of force during June 1 protest

  • Pittsburgh Current: Peduto, City Of Pittsburgh Sued For Violating Protesters’ First Amendment Rights During June Demonstration In East Liberty

  • WPXI: Group of East Liberty protesters file class action lawsuit citing excessive force

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