The city has paid out more than $4 million to settle other cases related to the 2020 demonstrations, on top of a $14 million verdict against the city that is still under appeal.
The Denver City Council is expected to approve a $4.7 million settlement Monday to compensate protesters for the Denver Police Department’s response to the racial justice demonstrations in the summer of 2020.
related to law enforcement officers’ actions in Denver during protests motivated by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.The class-action claim was lodged in a set of cases that separately led to a federal jury last yearfor excessive force. The jury found officers violated the civil rights of demonstrators who were hit by pepper balls and a bag filled with lead.
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