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Headwaters Forest v. The County of Humboldt, No. 98-17250 (9th Cir.) (211 F.3d 1121) (May 4, 2000) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

In this case, the Ninth Circuit held that the district court had erred in holding that the use of pepper spray on non-violent demonstrators at an environmental protest against the Pacific Lumber Company was a reasonable use of force. Here, nine environmentalist activists and an organization called the Headwaters Forest ...

 

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