The city of Philadelphia announced on Monday that it will be paying out nearly $10 million to protesters and a community fund to settle a lawsuit brought by demonstrators who were brutalized by police as they rose up in opposition to that same violence in the summer of 2020. Philadelphia has agreed to pay $9.25 million to the roughly 350 protesters who brought suits against the city. Source Source / Read More: Philadelphia Will Pay $9M to Settle George Floyd Protesters’ Suit Over Brutality
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ACLU Sues US for Using Military-Grade Helicopters to Quell George Floyd Protests
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the U.S. government over the use of low-flying, military-grade helicopters used to disturb and disperse protesters during the 2020 uprisings following the police murder of George Floyd. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plaintiff Dzhuliya Dashtamirova, a participant in the protests who said that she… Source Source / Read More: ACLU Sues US for Using Military-Grade Helicopters to Quell George Floyd Protests