However, Scarola says Stephens had a hard life after he was paralyzed from being shot by police. At the time of his death, Stephens had been in a hospital for three weeks leading up to his death. “I hope that as a consequence of the resolution of his case that he had some relief. But […]
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A $3 million settlement has been reached in the 2016 death of a Black woman shot by Baltimore County police after a standoff, a county official and attorneys for the woman’s family confirmed to a newspaper Wednesday. The Baltimore Sun reports that the settlement comes five years after Korryn Gaines’ death and resolves […]
The town of Bennington, Vermont has agreed to pay the family of a Black former state politician $137,500 and to release a public apology in regards to her complaints that police did not conduct a sufficient investigation into racist harassment that led her to resign. On Thursday, the select board voted unanimously to approve a […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a measure to pay $577 million over 10 years to settle a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination and underfunding at the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities. An attorney described it as “one of the largest pro bono civil rights settlements in history.” The […]
The city council of Minneapolis has voted unanimously to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of George Floyd for $27 million, according to The New York Times. Floyd’s death, which came after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes, sparked global outrage and protests that lasted for months, […]