Latest Civil Unrest Headlines
All the headlines from our Civil Unrest Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wall Street Pushes Back After Activists Escalate Protests
Jul 15 2024 // Against a backdrop of intensifying climate protests targeting Wall Street, the heavyweights of US finance are pushing back against what they characterize as a fundamentally flawed debate. For more than a month now, scores...
Judge: Protestors Can’t March Through Security Zone at Republican National Convention
Jul 11 2024 // MADISON, Wis . (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can’t march through a security zone at the Republican National Convention, handing a defeat to liberals who had pushed to have closer access to...
West Texas Truckers Protest Low Wages, Working Conditions
Jul 3 2024 // MONAHANS — Low wages and working conditions that truck drivers describe as degrading have sparked an organized labor movement in the Permian Basin, a historic first for the nation’s busiest oil field. About a dozen...
Atlanta City Council Approves $2M for Students Pulled from Car During Protest
Jul 3 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused...
Jury Awards $700k to Seattle Protesters Jailed for Anti-Police Slogans on Barricade
Jun 27 2024 // Four protesters who were jailed for writing anti-police graffiti in chalk on a temporary barricade near a Seattle police precinct have been awarded nearly $700,000 after a federal court jury decided their civil rights were...
Scheffler, Climate Protesters, Lightning Strike at Travelers Golf Championship
Jun 24 2024 // A weather delay, a climate protest, a lightning strike and Tom Kim could not deter Scottie Scheffler on his mission to win the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands course. Kim made a birdie...
Texas Manufacturer to Pay $35K for Denying Job to Applicant with Opioid Use Disorder
May 23 2024 // The Modern Group, Ltd. (TMG), headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, and one of its subsidiaries, Dragon Rig Sales and Service, LLC, a manufacturing and service company which builds oilfield service equipment for energy and...
‘It’s in the Mail’ Is Not Good Enough to Protest Workers’ Compensation Claim
Apr 25 2024 // A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers’ compensation law judge within the 28 day statutory period, the judge did not...
Google Fires 28 Workers Protesting $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract
Apr 18 2024 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud...
3 Emerging Risks: AI-Driven Civil Unrest, Heavy EVs, Solar Panel Safety
Mar 18 2024 // Technology is poised to take over traditional markets and is rapidly creating new ones. For example, this trend is evidenced by the adoption of electric vehicles, demand for solar energy, and the blistering pace of...
3 Emerging Risks: AI-Driven Civil Unrest, Heavy EVs, Solar Panel Safety
Feb 23 2024 // Technology is poised to take over traditional markets and is rapidly creating new ones. For example, this trend is evidenced by the adoption of electric vehicles, demand for solar energy, and the blistering pace of...
Minneapolis Settles Suit Alleging Journalists Were Harassed, Hurt Covering Floyd Protests
Feb 14 2024 // The city of Minneapolis agreed last week to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that journalists were subjected to police harassment and even hurt while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd. The...
Farmer Protests Disrupt Belgian Supermarkets’ Supply Chain
Feb 1 2024 // Protesting farmers have blocked the distribution centers of Colruyt, one of Belgium’s biggest supermarket chains, a spokesperson confirmed, while local media reported that distribution centers of discount supermarket...
Seattle Will Pay $10M to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protests
Jan 29 2024 // Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, in a settlement announced by attorneys from both sides. The...
China Metals Giant Faces Protest in Indonesia After Fatal Blast
Dec 28 2023 // Workers at a Tsingshan Holding Group plant in Indonesia staged a demonstration and demanded new working conditions after an explosion on Sunday that killed at least 19 people. The deadly blast at a furnace run by PT...
New Jersey Casino Workers Light Up in State House to Protest Smoking in Workplace
Dec 18 2023 // With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City`s casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took matters into their own hands, lips and lungs Thursday. Members of the United Auto Workers union...
Texas Prosecutor Drops Most Cases Against Austin Police Officers Over Tactics Used During 2020 Protests
Dec 6 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd`s killing said Monday he was...
New North Carolina Laws on Rioting, Power Station Attacks, Guns Take Effect
Dec 4 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New or tougher criminal penalties against rioting, vandalizing power stations and harassing law enforcement officers and emergency workers are among North Carolina laws approved this year that...
Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee With Social Anxiety Disorder
Nov 14 2023 // A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her employer for retaliation and discrimination because of her social anxiety disorder. The employer, PPD...
Reporter Arrested During Protest Will Receive $700K From Los Angeles County
Nov 9 2023 // A radio reporter taken into custody while covering a demonstration the night two sheriff’s deputies were shot three years ago reached a $700,000 settlement with Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of...
