SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A federal judge has ruled that the City of Springfield and its police officers can be held liable for officers’ alleged misconduct during a local 2020 George Floyd protest.
The lawsuit, filed in March 2021, alleges the city and police violated protesters’ free speech and protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
Black Unity’s march was in response to a noose found hanging from a tree in a yard on Bluebelle Way in Thurston…