nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Federal Officials Can't Be Sued For Clearing Protesters Near The White House, A Judge Says||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||A district court judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square.

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Federal Officials Can't Be Sued For Clearing Protesters Near White House, Judge Says







Then-President Donald Trump holding a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House on June 1, 2020.



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Federal Officials Can't Be Sued For Clearing Protesters Near The White House, A Judge Says



A district court judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square.