Minneapolis, MN
ACLU wins lawsuit against City of Minneapolis
The MN ACLU won nearly $1 million in settlement for Journalists Attacked by Minneapolis Police During George Floyd Protests.
(ABC 6 News) – After a nearly 3 ½ year legal battle, the America Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has won nearly $1 million in its case against the City of Minneapolis.
The case surrounds claims made by journalists, who say they were attacked by Minneapolis Police for covering the George Floyd protests in 2020.
The settlement comes, according to the ACLU, amid a dramatic increase in assaults on journalists since 2020, with roughly 80% coming from law enforcement.
“What we saw in Minneapolis during the George Floyd protest was repeated all over again during the Dante Wright protests. Our clients were pepper sprayed, they were beaten, pushed to the ground, cameras smashed,” said Edward Schwartz, a pro-bono lawyer with the ACLU of Reed Smith LLC.
The city and MPD did not agree to make any reforms as part of the settlement.
Minneapolis police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened near Oliver Avenue North and Lowry Avenue North just before 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Investigators say an SUV struck another vehicle, which then collided with a motorcyclist. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday night.
A recent FOX 9 investigation found that Medicaid fraudsters owe millions but pay back little with several other defendants discharged from probation after making either minimal or no payments towards their court-imposed debts.
A homicide investigation is underway after a person was found shot to death inside a car parked along the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis Park Police Department said.
Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, officers from Minneapolis Park police and the city’s police department responded to a report of a body in a car at Mill Ruins Park. They found an adult with a fatal gunshot wound at the scene, as well as a firearm.
The Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating.
Police said the Hennepin County medical examiner will determine the manner and cause of death, as well as the person’s identity.
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