Alamance County and city of Graham officials have agreed to a settlement after a federal lawsuit accused officers of violating several people’s constitutional rights by blocking and arresting them during a protest.
And it’s not the first time.
City and county officials cut checks recently totaling $120,000 to five people who were arrested during a Nov. 23, 2019, protest in the city of Graham, the county seat of Alamance County, said Jaelyn Miller, an attorney with civil rights organization Emancipate NC. Miller and others represented the protesters…