Rise of Moors militia members arrested over armed standoff on Massachusetts interstate file $70M lawsuit against state police for 'defamation and discrimination' Several Rise of Moors members filed the lawsuit seeking $70million in damages in US District Court in Rhode Island last week It stems from the arrests of 11 members who engaged in an armed standoff with Massachusetts State Police on an interstate outside Boston on July The plaintiffs argue they were exercising their Second Amendment right to bear arms, as well as the right to have a 'well-regulated militia' The suit alleges 'defamation, discrimination of national origin and deprivation of their rights under the color of law'