"Landmark Settlement: NYC to Pay $13 Million to 2020 Racial Injustice Protesters"

New York City has agreed to pay over $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of approximately 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during the racial injustice protests in the summer of 2020. The settlement, if approved by a judge, would be one of the largest payouts in a lawsuit over mass arrests. The lawsuit focused on 18 protests that occurred in the week following George Floyd's killing, and eligible individuals will receive $9,950 in compensation. The settlement allows the city to avoid a costly and politically sensitive trial, as other cities negotiate their own settlements with protesters.