HomeLocalNY protester, 75, shoved by Buffalo police files lawsuit after cops’ charges droppedNY protester, 75, shoved by Buffalo police files lawsuit after cops’ charges droppedTue, February 23, 2021SHARE NOW Lawyers representing a 75-year-old protester shoved to the ground by upstate New York police during demonstrations that broke out in the days after George Floyd’s death filed a widely anticipated lawsuit in federal court Monday, less than two weeks after criminal charges against the officers involved were dropped.