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How Many Law Enforcement Agencies Does It Take to Subdue a Peaceful Protest?

A bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton about 20 years ago created an interstate agreement for emergency management. That agreement helped bring law enforcement agents from 10 states to the site of protests by the Standing Rock Sioux against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.

November 28, 2016