A judge ruled on Monday that a trial can proceed against a Boston police officer and the City of Boston in a lawsuit brought by four protestors who claim police used excessive force on them at a 2020 rally for George Floyd.
Judge Allison D. Burroughs also denied an attempt to separate the lawsuit into five separate trials.
The lawsuit, filed in Boston federal court, names Boston police officers Michael Burke, Edward Nolan and Michael McManus as defendants, along with the city…