Minneapolis OKs $950K payout to journalists injured by police during protests after George Floyd's murder

The Minneapolis City Council signed off Thursday on a nearly $1 million settlement with several news media members who sued in federal court after they were injured by police while covering protests in response to George Floyd's murder in 2020. "We must protect journalists," said attorney Kevin Riach, who worked with the Minnesota chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-MN) in ...

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