ACLU protester lawsuit against Minneapolis, MPD will move forward
A federal judge denied motions to dismiss the suit.
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The city of Minneapolis, as well as the police department and its leaders, will now face a second lawsuit over their handling of the 2020 George Floyd protests.
On Friday, a federal judge struck down some motions to dismiss the class-action lawsuit, which was filed last July by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) and a Boston law firm on behalf of several protesters.
With the ruling, the case can officially move forward.
The suit alleges that the Minneapolis Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol used unnecessary and excessive force to suppress people’s First Amendment rights to assemble peacefully and speak out against injustice, a release says.
City of Minneapolis reaches $27M settlement with family of George Floyd
It s a record amount paid out by the city for a police payout.
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The City of Minneapolis has reached a settlement with the family of George Floyd that will see it pay out a record of $27 million for the 46-year-old s death during his arrest by police last May.
The city confirmed the settlement ahead of a 1 p.m. news conference with city leaders and members of the Floyd family, which follows a behind-closed-doors meeting of the Minneapolis City Council to discuss and approve the payment.
The figure announced Friday eclipses the previous record payout from the city of $20 million to the family of Justine Damond, who was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer in July 2017.