Federal judge bars Detroit police from using clubs, chokeholds on protesters

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the use of chokeholds, rubber bullets and chemical agents by Detroit police against protesters and legal observers.In a decision on Friday, District Court Judge Laurie Michelson partially granted a restraining order sought by an activist group, Reuters reported.Detroit Will Breathe alleged officers violated demonstrators’ First and Fourth Amendment rights by responding to peaceful protests with “beatings…