Black Lives Matter Sues br Federal Government Over br Excessive Police Force The D.C. chapter of the BLM movement filed a lawsuit accusing federal law enforcement of violating the constitutional rights of protesters. The lawsuit alleges that the officers attacked protesters with excessive force and without warning, deploying tear gas and rubber bullets. The move follows the forcefulbr clearing of demonstrators in br Lafayette Square to allow President br Donald Trump to take photos at a church. The lawsuit is one of the first cases seeking to hold city, state and federal law enforcement responsible for alleged misconduct. The plaintiffs are represented by the ACLU br of D.C. and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee br for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs.