FILE -A Denver Police officer wears a gas mask before tear gas and rubber bullets were used to disperse protesters outside the State Capitol over the death of George Floyd, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Denver. A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters injured during 2020 demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two dozen similar lawsuits.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
DENVER (AP) — A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two dozen similar lawsuits.
