And the District of Columbia has agreed to pay $1 million to more than 100 demonstrators rounded up and detained during an antiwar protest in September 2002. The settlement is Washington’s largest to date for the police crackdown on the protest. D.C. previously agreed to pay more than $640,000 to 14 other demonstrators. A larger class action suit covering more than 400 people awaits trial.
D.C. to Pay $1 Million to Antiwar Protesters
HeadlineAug 03, 2007