Jurors in Colorado ordered Denver to pay $14 million to 12 plaintiffs after they concluded on Friday police used excessive force against the protesters and violated their constitutional rights during demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd two years ago. Lawyers who worked on the civil case in the U.S. District Court of Colorado believe it is the first trial in a lawsuit challenging police tactics during the 2020 protests that took place across the country in response to a Minneapolis police officer killing Floyd.A top lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, which represented the plaintiffs, hailed the decision.
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