A group of journalists won an $825,000 settlement with the Minnesota State Patrol on Tuesday after the law enforcement agency attacked and injured them during protests over the police killings of George Floyd and Daunte Wright. In addition to the settlement money, a federal judge approved a permanent injunction that will ban Minnesota State Patrol officers from attacking or arresting journalists covering protests. ACLU-MN won a settlement agreement that includes an $825,000 award from Minnesota State Patrol & reforms, in response to MSP’s attacks on journalists during the George Floyd & Daunte Wright protests. pic.twitter.com/lvKjUXzKsp — ACLU of Minnesota (@ACLUMN) February 8, 2022As part of the settlement agreement, Minnesota State Patrol and law enforcement acting in concert with the agency are prohibited from attacking journalists reporting on and recording protests for the next six years. During the protests against police brutality and racial injustice, law enforcement engaged in heightened force specifically targeting journalists.

Source: Huffington Post February 09, 2022 07:13 UTC