At Standing Rock Water Protectors Sue Over 'Deliberate and Punitive' Police Brutality

Water protectors in North Dakota on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit against Morton County, Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, and other law enforcement agencies for using excessive force the night of November 20, when peaceful demonstrators were trapped on a bridge and assaulted with impact munitions.

The lawsuit seeks to block the Morton County Sheriff's Department and other police agencies from...read more.