Oregon protesters, feds settle lawsuit accusing law enforcement of excessive force in 2020
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A group of racial justice protesters reached a settlement with the federal government in a lawsuit accusing law enforcement agents sent by President Trump of using excessive force to protect a federal courthouse in 2020.

Under the settlement, the federal government must compensate the plaintiffs for the injuries suffered at the hands of federal agents, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon said Tuesday.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the ACLU of Oregon for details surrounding the specific compensation amounts.

The plaintiffs included three military veterans, a college professor, several Black Lives Matter activists and a man who said agents grabbed him off a street for no reason while he was blocks from the federal courthouse in Portland.

PORTLAND, OREGON, USA - DECEMBER 31: Protesters throw fireworks to police officers during a protest against police brutality near the Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, United States on December 31, 2020. (Photo by John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Rioters throw fireworks at police officers during a protest against police brutality near the Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, on Dec. 31, 2020. (Getty Images)

Local police arrested hundreds of protesters over three months and federal agents arrested nearly 100 more during the height of the demonstrations.

“It shocked the conscience that this level of force was used against veterans, moms, and other nonviolent protesters. The way our own government treated us violated everything we learned in the military,” plaintiff and veteran Nichol Denison said in the news release.

This was one of several lawsuits the ACLU of Oregon filed against the federal government on behalf of protesters and other groups, including journalists and legal observers.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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