Oona Goodin-Smith and Jeremy Roebuck
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In three separate federal lawsuits focused on police response to unrest on I-676 and on 52nd Street in West Philadelphia, the plaintiffs said city officials and police violated their constitutional rights with “grossly excessive” actions.Pointing to “extraordinary abuses of police power against peaceable protesters and uninvolved Philadelphia residents,” 146 people sued the city Tuesday over law enforcement’s response to the unrest last month provoked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.In three separate federal lawsuits, plaintiffs said city officials and police violated their...…In three separate federal lawsuits focused on police response to unrest on I-676 and on 52nd Street in West Philadelphia, the plaintiffs said city officials and police violated their constitutional rights with “grossly excessive” actions.Pointing to “extraordinary abuses of police power against peaceable protesters and uninvolved Philadelphia residents,” 146 people sued the city Tuesday over law enforcement’s response to the unrest last month provoked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.In three separate federal lawsuits, plaintiffs said city officials and police violated their...WW…