The verdict in Denver could give cities an incentive to settle similar cases rather than risk going to trial and losing, a law professor says.
Lawyers for the claimants argued that police used indiscriminate force against the nonviolent protesters, including some who were filming the demonstrations, because officers did not like their message critical of law enforcement.
In Washington, DC, activists and civil liberties groups sued over the forcible removal of protesters before then-President Donald Trump walked to a church near the White House for a photo op. The claims against federal officials were dismissed last year but a judge allowed the case against local police to continue.it was done so a contractor could install fencing, not for the photo op.
Over the last two months, the city of Austin, Texas has agreed to pay a total of $13 million to four people who were hit in the head with bean bag rounds fired by police. The department said it continues to evaluate its policies to “better protect peaceful protestors while addressing those who are only there to engage in violence.”
“It really goes south in an instant because there are individuals out there who want to cause chaos,” he said. The decision came nearly two years after thousands of people angry about Floyd’s death took the streets nationwide, a relatively quick result for the legal system and soon enough for others who allege misconduct by police to file a claim. In Colorado and many other states, there is a two-year statute of limitations for such lawsuits, Silverstein said, leaving only a few months for others to sue.
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