New York City agrees to pay Black Lives Matter protesters $13 million in new mass arrests settlement
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New York City agrees to pay Black Lives Matter protesters $13 million in new mass arrests settlement
New York City agrees to pay Black Lives Matter protesters $13 million in new mass arrests settlement
New York City will give more than $13 million to more than 1,000 protesters arrested or interacting with police during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests following a civil rights lawsuit settlement filed in Manhattan federal court.
The lawsuit focused on 18 protests that erupted in New York City in the week following George Floyd’s death in May. According to attorneys for the plaintiffs, eligible persons can receive $9,950 in compensation.
Police officers, protesters A protester is arrested on New York’s Fifth Avenue by NYPD officers during a march on June 4, 2020, following the death of George Floyd.
Attorneys for the city maintained police officers were responding to a chaotic and unprecedented situation and highlighted unruly protests where police vehicles were set on fire and officers pelted with rocks and plastic bottles.
Attorneys for the city said there was no systematic effort to deprive people of their right to protest.
New York City agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people.
Separately, more than 600 people have brought individual claims against New York City related to police action during the 2020 protests, according to the city’s comptroller, Brad Lander.
Source: Fox News
