New York City will pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during protests over the killing of George Floyd that swept through the city during the summer of 2020.
A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court.
Through more than two years of litigation, attorneys for the city maintained that police were responding to a chaotic and unprecedented situation, pointing to some unruly protests in which police vehicles were set on fire and officers pelted with rocks and plastic bottles. Adama Sow, one of the named plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said their group of marchers were trapped by police without warning. Sow and the other arrestees were placed in zip ties until their hands turned purple, then held in a sweltering correctional bus for several hours.The city invoked qualified immunity, whichfrom lawsuits stemming from lawful work performed in the line of duty, and defended the decision to arrest medics and legal observers as within the rights of the department.
The lawsuit named former Mayor Bill de Blasio and retired NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea as well as other police leaders as defendants. Under the settlement agreement, neither the city nor the NYPD is required to admit any wrongdoing. 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. Roughly half of them have resulted in settlements and resolutions, costing the city nearly $12 million to date.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Your guide to legal cannabis in New York City - New York Amsterdam NewsWeed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating, licensing and taxing it differently than any other place — and the new system is still budding.
Read more »
Good Union Jobs Make New York Affordable for Working People Like Me - New York Amsterdam NewsSPONSORED CONTENT: Union carpenters and contractors are creating good jobs so working people can afford to live where they work.
Read more »
New York City pension chief urges pay clawbacks at Bank of AmericaNew York City's top pension official has urged Bank of America's board to claw back pay from executives after the bank agreed to pay $250 million to settle regulatory claims that it double-charged customers and took other steps without authorization.
Read more »
Feds want to take over New York City's problem-plagued jail Rikers IslandA federal prosecutor says his office is seeking to have control of NYC’s trouble-plagued Rikers Island jail taken away from Mayor Eric Adam’s administration, calling conditions there a “collective failure with deep roots.”
Read more »
This $80,000 co-op is New York City’s cheapest apartment for saleIn Jamaica, a spacious alcove studio asks less than $100,000 to trade hands — but it comes with some fine print.
Read more »