New York City Agrees to Pay $13 Million to Arrested George Floyd Protesters

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According to court records filed Wednesday, New York City has agreed to pay $13.7 million to George Floyd protesters who were "arrested and/or subjected to force by N.Y.P.D. officers" during the 2020 unrest.

Key Details: About 1,400 people can expect to receive at least $9,950 under the class action settlement that was unveiled in a Manhattan federal court. The settlement doesn't include an admission of wrongdoing on the part of the NYPD.

Key Quote: "N.Y.P.D.’s suppression of dissent has continued through numerous mayoral administrations," said Wylie Stecklow, an attorney for the protesters. "There is no history — or present or future — of unconstitutional policing," wrote Georgia Pestana, an attorney for the city.

For Context: In the class action lawsuit, NYPD officers were accused of violating the rights of demonstrators and using unlawful policing tactics. The payouts agreed to in the settlement would be among the most expensive ever awarded in a lawsuit over mass arrests.

How the Media Covered It: Sources across the political spectrum covered the settlement, with some on the left noting that U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon must approve the payouts.

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New York City will shell out $13 million to protesters who were arrested by NYPD officers during the 2020 demonstrations over the murder of George Floyd.

Nearly 1,400 people arrested in the protests can receive at least $9,950 under an historic settlement to a class action lawsuit unveiled late Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court.

The settlement — covers 18 protests across the city between May 28, 2020, and June 4, 2020 — pointedly doesn't include an admission of wrongdoing for the NYPD's widely criticized and often brutal response to the protests.

The City of New York agreed to pay a $13.7 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by protesters who accused NYPD officers of using unlawful policing tactics and violating the rights of demonstrators during the 2020 protests and rioting sparked by the death of George Floyd.

The city has agreed to pay out $9,950 per person to up to 1,380 people who were “arrested and/or subjected to force by N.Y.P.D. officers” during protests at 18 different locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn in May and June of 2020, according to the New York Times.