City approves $8.1 million settlement, councilmembers question county payments

The Cincinnati City Council voted to approve the settlement of a lawsuit filed by attorneys representing protesters in 2020.

As we reported Friday, the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County have settled a class action lawsuit claiming people’s First Amendment rights were violated during protests over the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

The city announced Friday it has reached an $8.1 million settlement, of which Hamilton County will pay $65,000, in Kenney, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al…

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