WLS: – Attorneys representing the City of Chicago told a federal judge Thursday they have reached a settlement with nearly 700 people detained by police during a raucous 2003 anti-war protest. The city has agreed to pay members of the class action lawsuit a total of $6.2 million. ..
The settlement has drawn extra attention ahead of the G8 and NATO meetings scheduled for Chicago in May. The event is expected to draw world leaders as well as demonstrators. …
Attorneys for the protesters say their lawsuit sends a message that police must allow demonstrators to exercise their constitutional rights and notify the crowd before mass arrests begin…. (more)
