The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $1.06 million payout to six people who sued the city, alleging police violated their constitutional rights by using less-lethal weapons during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

The payout will settle a 2022 lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by the Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer law firm. The agreement was approved in a block vote.

Some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed that the city’s crowd-control policies violated their First and Fourth Amendment rights. Others alleged that they experienced excessive force used by police during the protests.

Neither attorneys for the plaintiffs nor city representatives immediately responded to a request for comment on Monday ahead of the council vote.

During the protests that bubbled up nationwide af

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