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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge has denied an emergency request by lawyers from Virginia's branch of the American Civil Liberties Union to bar police from using chemical irritants or other devices to disperse protesters.

Richmond Circuit Judge Beverly Snukals wrote in a seven-page order Tuesday that granting ACLU's request would bring an “unwanted intrusion” into the work of law enforcement, and interfere with their ability to do their jobs, news outlets reported.