Two years after death of George Floyd, 50 journalists have sued for treatment at BLM protests

At least 50 journalists have filed First Amendment lawsuits against law enforcement following their arrests or assaults while covering the nationwide protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Only two of the lawsuits with public settlements have included policy reforms to protect the rights of members of the press.

From Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, until former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction on all charges on April 20, 2021, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker documented 617 assaults and 156 detainments or arrests of members of the press.

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