The plaintiffs were supposedly arrested by the NYPD in 2003 during an anti-war protest.

Protestors Arrested and Jailed

During the protest, members of the NYPD claimed the protestors were blocking the sidewalk and were never asked to disperse.
Instead, police officers simply penned them in and arrested them without any sort of warning.

Lawsuit Claims

The protest was led by Sarah Kunstler and consisted of 52 protestors.

“The NYPD violated core constitutional rights when it arrested a group of peaceful demonstrators who were lawfully protesting against the commencement of the Iraq war and those who stood to profit from it,” claims Sarah Netburn, who served as an attorney in the case.

The protestors were reportedly handcuffed and taken to the police department without any real knowledge of what they had done wrong.

Justice Served with Settlement

Charges against the protestors, who were outside of the Carlyle Group at the time of the arrest, were dropped as part of the settlement.

“We hope our victory helps convince the city to stop violating people’s rights as a matter of policy and stop wasting taxpayers’ money doing so,” says Kunstler.

(Source: NY Daily News)

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