Terry Mcauliff Case Study

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The governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, declared a state of emergency while police declared an unlawful assembly alert.

The clashes came despite police efforts to keep the rival protesters apart following a confrontation late Friday in the University of Virginia’s campus in which counter-protesters claimed they were hit by torches and pepper

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