Black Lives Matter right-to-protest cases faring poorly

(Reuters) - New York City reached a preliminary agreement on Wednesday to pay $21,500 each to roughly 300 people who alleged they were cornered and abused by police during a June 2020 racial justice protest following the killing of George Floyd. The proposed settlement that still needs court approval would award $21,500 to each of the more than 300 people arrested, and it would place New York City alongside a handful of others, like Minneapolis and Denver, that have similarly settled class claims alleging police abuse during the summer of...