{"id":2016000,"date":"2023-08-29T19:16:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-to-hand-over-millions-of-dollars-to-george-floyd-protesters\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T19:16:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:16:58","slug":"blue-state-to-hand-over-millions-of-dollars-to-george-floyd-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-to-hand-over-millions-of-dollars-to-george-floyd-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue state to allocate millions of dollars to support George Floyd protesters."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblue-state-to-hand-over-millions-of-dollars-to-george-floyd-protesters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016000&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Denver Settles Lawsuit, Pays Protesters Nearly $5 Million<\/h2>\n<p>Denver has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to protesters who participated in the 2020 demonstrations following the death of George Floyd. The settlement, reached on August \u200d23, resolves\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-people-exist-oreo-cookie-virtue-signals-while-parent-company-faces-child-slave-labor-lawsuit\/\" title=\"\u2018Trans People Exist\u2019: Oreo Cookie Virtue Signals While Parent Company Faces Child Slave Labor Lawsuit\">class-action lawsuit filed<\/a> by seven protesters who alleged that they were selectively targeted for violating curfew.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit \u200cclaimed that over 300 people were arrested for violating the curfew \u200cimposed by then-Democratic Denver Mayor Michael Hancock. The settlement\u2062 awards over $4.7 million to\u200c the protestors \u2063and includes a promise from the city not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-to-hand-over-millions-of-dollars-to-george-floyd-protesters\/\" title=\"Blue state to allocate millions of dollars to support George Floyd protesters.\">enforce future curfews<\/a> against individuals engaging in First Amendment activity.<\/p>\n<p>Lead attorney for the protesters, Elizabeth Wang, emphasized \u200cthe importance of\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-1st-amendment-praetorian-goes-after-jan-6-committee-for-mccarthy-esque-defamation-tactics\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: 1st Amendment Praetorian Goes After Jan. 6 Committee For \u2018McCarthy-esque\u2019 Defamation Tactics\">protecting free speech rights<\/a>, stating, &#8220;The\u200c First Amendment does not allow police to\u2063 clear the \u200bstreets of protestors simply because they do not \u200bagree with their\u2064 message.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The city of Denver denied any\u200b official\u200b policy targeting the protesters with the curfew but decided to settle\u200d the lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of a trial.<\/p>\n<h3>Curfew Imposed and Expired<\/h3>\n<p>In response \u2063to riots in \u2063the city, \u2064Mayor\u200c Hancock imposed an 8 p.m. curfew in late May 2020. The curfew\u2064 was allowed \u200dto expire in June of that year.<\/p>\n<p>The city of Denver has not provided a comment in response to the settlement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content \u200bcreated by the\u200b Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-expected-to-follow-up-race-based-admissions-decision-with-new-case-on-huge-issue-at-high-schools\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to tackle major high school issue after race-based admissions ruling.\">legitimate\u200b news publisher<\/a> that can provide\u2063 a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. \u2064For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blue-state-hand-millions-dollars-george-floyd-protesters\/\">Blue State to Hand Over Millions of Dollars to George Floyd Protesters<\/a> \u2062(The Western Journal)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver will pay out almost $5 million to protesters involved in 2020 demonstrations following George Floyd&#8217;s death. The settlement of a class-action lawsuit, filed by seven protesters in November 2021, claimed they were unfairly targeted for breaking curfew. 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