Latest Civil Unrest Headlines
All the headlines from our Civil Unrest Topic Page, ordered by recency.
From Disorderly to Orderly Reinsurance Renewals — What a Difference a Year Makes
Oct 16 2023 // One of the themes at this year’s reinsurance Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) was that reinsurers have rediscovered client need, client interest and have again started to put clients at the center of conversations,...
Musk Facing Defamation Suit in Texas Over Posts That Falsely Identified Man in Protest
Oct 4 2023 // A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the...
From Disorderly to Orderly Reinsurance Renewals – What a Difference a Year Makes
Sep 21 2023 // One of the themes at this year’s reinsurance Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) was that reinsurers have rediscovered client need, client interest and have again started to put clients at the center of conversations,...
Denver to Pay $4.7M to Settle Claims it Targeted George Floyd Protesters
Aug 31 2023 // Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that protesters were unjustly targeted for violating the city`s curfew during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd in 2020. City...
Jury in California Awards $3.75M to Protester Hit by Hard-Foam Projectiles
Aug 29 2023 // A jury awarded $3.75 million in damages this week to a protester shot twice with hard-foam projectiles fired by Los Angeles police during demonstrations in 2020. Jurors ruled that the LA Police Department was negligent...
St. Louis Police Protesters Being Receiving Shares of $4.9 million Settlement
Aug 7 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – Some of the people who were arrested during a 2017 protest over the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith have started receiving their share of a $4.9 million...
Social Media Influencer Facing Riot Charges After Mayhem Breaks Loose in NYC
Aug 7 2023 // Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises...
Protester Sues Police for Over Arrest Near Maine Home of Federalist Society’s Leo
Jul 24 2023 // A demonstrator arrested outside the home of conservative legal activist Leonard Leo contends police violated his First Amendment rights. Eli Durand-McDonnell, 24, of Bar Harbor, contends in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday...
New York City Agrees to Pay $13M to Settle Suits Over Arrests of 2020 Protesters
Jul 21 2023 // New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept...
Insurance Claims From French Riots Rise to $716 Million
Jul 11 2023 // Some 11,300 claims for damages from riots in France had been filed as of July 7 for a total cost of €650 million ($716 million), the insurers federation said in a statement Tuesday. The number of claims has doubled...
Twitter Settles Retaliation Claim Over Return to Office Protest
Jul 5 2023 // Twitter has settled with a former employee who US labor board prosecutors concluded was illegally punished for protesting its return-to-office mandate. Software engineer Alexis Camacho claimed the company put them on...
Economic Cost of French Riots Could Top €1 Billion as Unrest Continues to Drop
Jul 5 2023 // President Emmanuel Macron will meet with more than 200 mayors to assess the riots that have rocked France as a massive police deployment led to a continued drop in the level of unrest overnight. French employers’...
French Insurers Say Cost of Riots Totals $305 Million, So Far
Jul 5 2023 // French insurers have so far received around 5,900 claims worth a total of some €280 million ($305 million) resulting from damage caused during a week of riots following the police shooting of a teenager. This compares...
Massachusetts City Faces Lawsuit Alleging Police Misconduct at George Floyd Protest
Jun 6 2023 // Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a June 2020 protest in Massachusetts’ second-largest city over the killing of George...
Amazon Employees Walk Out to Protest Climate, Return-To-Work Policies
Jun 1 2023 // A few hundred Amazon.com Inc. employees walked off the job Wednesday to protest the company’s return-to-work policies, impact on the climate and deepest-ever round of layoffs. The protest, organized by Amazon...
Wisconsin Lawmakers Set to Vote on Tougher Riot Penalties
Mar 23 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Anyone who encourages a riot or engages in violence during a riot would face felony charges under a bill Wisconsin’s Assembly is poised to take up this week. The Republican-backed measure...
Philadelphia Agrees to $9.25M Settlement Over 2020 Protest Lawsuits
Mar 22 2023 // Philadelphia officials announced a $9.25 million settlement Monday with hundreds of people over several lawsuits challenging the police response to the protests and civil disorder in 2020 after George Floyd’s death...
Without Veto, Tougher Riot, Property Damage Penalties Become Law in North Carolina
Mar 21 2023 // Increased punishments for rioting in North Carolina will become law later this year as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Friday he wouldn’t use his veto stamp on legislation that’s similar to a bill he...
Denver Paying $1.6M to Protesters Injured in 2020
Mar 16 2023 // The city of Denver will pay $1.6 million to settle lawsuits filed by seven people who police injured during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd in 2020. The City Council approved the settlements Monday, the...
New York City Agrees to $6M Settlement Over Police Response to George Floyd Protests
Mar 2 2023 // About 320 people arrested during a George Floyd protest in the Bronx on June 4, 2020, and who claim the police used excessive force and violated their civil rights, will each receive about $21,500 under a settlement...
