APD Sued Over Raid

A national gay legal group is joining with an Atlanta attorney to file a discrimination lawsuit against the City of Atlanta and a handful of police officers for the controversial raid at the Eagle in September.

Lambda Legal will appear with Atlanta attorney Daniel Grossman during a press conference Tuesday morning in Midtown to discuss the lawsuit, which alleges officers from the Atlanta Police Department violated the Fourth Amendment rights of patrons and employees by illegally searching and detaining them when they stormed the bar Sept. 10 and arrested eight dancers and employees.

The lawsuit also alleges officers violated the First Amendment rights of people inside the bar by not allowing them question what was happening.

“The complaint is primarily alleging violations of the Fourth Amendment and also alleges violations of the First Amendment because you have a right to question and criticize police officers,” Grossman said early Tuesday. “When anyone at the Eagle questioned the officers, they were greeted with, ‘Shut the fuck up.’

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