New York state troopers will go trial over claims they used excessive force and violated the free speech rights of Native Americans in breaking up an Onondaga Nation protest.
In May 1997, tribal members were protesting a tax agreement between the Onondaga Nation and the state of New York. State troopers wearing full riot gear moved in with batons to force them to leave an area along Interstate 81.
A jury will hear the case now that a federal judge said there is enough evidence to proceed.
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(The Syracuse Post-Standard 3/31)
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Police to go to trial over Onondaga protest
Thursday, March 31, 2005
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