ACLU wins $825K settlement for reporters cops allegedly mistreated during George Floyd, Daunte Wright protests
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The American Civil Liberties Union has won an $825,000 settlement for reporters who were allegedly mistreated by Minnesota State Patrol while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd and Daunte Wright.
MSP is now prohibited from threatening to arrest reporters and from using physical force or chemical agents against them. MSP can no longer order reporters to stop photographing, recording, or observing a protest; it can no longer make reporters disperse; and is prohibited from seizing or damaging a reporter’s recording requirement.
ACLU-MN Legal Director Teresa Nelson said the injunction "will hold state law enforcement accountable and require them to respect the First Amendment, rather than use violence and threats that deter the media from covering protests and police conduct."