IN RE: NEW YORK CITY POLICING DURING SUMMER 2020 DEMONSTRATIONS

  1. February 08, 2024

    NYC Police Union Can't 'Veto' NYPD Protest Deal, Judge Says

    A federal judge on Wednesday shot down a bid by New York City's largest police union to block a sweeping reform of police protocols for handling protests, saying the union could not torpedo a settlement that ended a high-profile, sprawling legal case arising out of the 2020 demonstrations against police brutality.

  2. October 13, 2023

    Snapshot: Police Union Casts NYPD Protest Deal Into Doubt

    Approval of a settlement that could significantly change the way the New York Police Department handles protests has been thrown into doubt after the city's largest police union filed objections in Manhattan federal court last week.

  3. September 05, 2023

    Major Settlement Aims To Change NYPD's Protest Response

    The New York Police Department on Tuesday has agreed to change its use of force policies in responding to protests as part of a settlement that will require it to use deescalation techniques and adopt a more nuanced approach to crowd control, according to papers filed in federal court.

  4. March 01, 2023

    Protesters, NYC Settle For $6.8M Over Bronx Protest Arrests

    New York City says it will pay $21,500 to each of the nearly 320 protesters trapped by police in a Bronx block during the 2020 protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, then assaulted and beaten, according to a proposed settlement.

  5. May 10, 2022

    NYC Reports No New Falsehoods Found In Protester Cases

    Following the firing late last month of a city-employed lawyer accused of forging emails, a leader of New York City's legal team has told a federal judge that her review had so far not found any further misrepresentations in its defense of Black Lives Matter protester suits.

  6. May 02, 2022

    NYC Atty Fired Over Forged Emails In Police Protester Case

    A veteran attorney defending New York City in suits filed by George Floyd protesters against the police department has been fired for falsifying emails and lying to a federal judge amid an evidence hand-over dispute, according to a recent court filing.

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