A federal judge has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to immediately stop using certain non-lethal projectile weapons for crowd control, ruling that officers violated a long-standing court injunction during protests tied to immigration enforcement actions in 2025.
U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall issued the ruling Thursday, finding that the LAPD improperly deployed 40mm and 37mm projectile launchers against demonstrators who did not pose an immediate threat of physical harm.
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