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August 29, 2023

Denver to Pay $4.7 Million to Settle Police Brutality Claims of Black Lives Matter Activists
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In Colorado, the city of Denver has reached a $4.7 million settlement
with more than 300 Black Lives Matter activists who were brutally
arrested by police in the summer of 2020. The settlement was unanimously
approved by the Denver City Council, siding with protesters who said
police violated their First Amendment rights. The class-action lawsuit
accused Denver police of using violent tactics against hundreds of
protesters to enforce a curfew enacted in response to the massive racial
justice actions following the police murder of George Floyd in
Minnesota. Protesters described Denver police firing tear gas, flashbang
grenades, pepper balls, rubber bullets and other projectiles, without
giving them any time to disperse.


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