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Judge: Protester's lawsuit against the city of Atlanta can move forward

Published  December 30, 2019 11:04pm EST
Atlanta
FOX 5 Atlanta

Protest lawsuit can move forward

A lawsuit filed by a protester against the city can proceed

ATLANTA - A federal court votes unanimously to allow a lawsuit filed by police protestor Corey Toole to move forward to trial.

The city of Atlanta requested a dismissal of the case.

Officers arrested Toole during a protest in 2014.

Toole said his rights were violated and claims two officers grabbed him while recording video as they ordered protestors to clear the streets.

The demonstration happened after a grand jury's decision not to indict an officer accused of shooting and killing an African American teenager, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.