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Minneapolis reaches record $27 million settlement with George Floyd’s family

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved a $27 million settlement with the family of George Floyd, with $500,000 to be set aside for funding in his former community.

Why it matters: Ben Crump, the attorney for the Floyd family, called it the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever and said in a statement that it “sends a powerful message that Black lives do matter and police brutality against people of color must end.”

The big picture: Floyd’s family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis in July, accusing the officers charged in connection with his killing of “unjustified, excessive, and illegal” use of force. Continue reading.

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