The Minnesota chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union reached a settlement with state police following attacks on journalists covering protests of the George Floyd and Daunte Wright police killings.Under the agreement, reporters that were injured by the Minnesota State Patrol were awarded a total of $825,000 and a federal judge approved a permanent injunction that prohibits state police from arresting, threatening or using physical force or chemical agents against journalists, ACLU-MN said in a Tuesday press release.The court order, which is in effect for six years, also banned MSP from ordering journalists to disperse from the scene of a protest. State police were barred from seizing or damaging reporters’ recording devices, and would now be required to wear body cameras, the ACLU said.
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