Black Lives Matter Protest Leader May Be Sued by Injured Officer

A police officer plausibly alleged that a Black Lives Matter protest leader could be held liable for the officer’s injuries by leading the protest in an unreasonably dangerous manner, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

The decision marked the second time the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued that ruling. The US Supreme Court tossed out the earlier judgment because the Fifth Circuit hadn’t sent a question tied to Louisiana state law to the Louisiana Supreme Court before ruling on a federal constitutional issue.

The state high court later held that Louisiana law recognized the ability to ...