Eugene’s police chief lacked direct involvement in curfew arrests following 2020 protest activity and is therefore immune from claims of retaliation made in a civil lawsuit, a judge ruled Monday, Sept. 14.
Chief Chris Skinner recommended a citywide curfew May 31, 2020, after “tumultuous” protests, as described in the order written by U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken.
Eugene protests starting May 29, 2020, followed the Minneapolis death of George Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed and face down on the street when video showed a white police officer placing his knee against Floyd’s neck for several minutes…