A Los Angeles protester whose testicle was injured when an LAPD officer shot him with a hard-foam projectile during a street demonstration in 2020 has received a $1.5 million settlement from the city, his attorneys announced Thursday. Montemayor, now 32 and a filmmaker, said he has mostly recovered, but he still experiences back pain that began after his surgery and …
MEXICO CITY — In a corner of their Mexico City office, activists from Catholics for the Right to Decide keep an image of the Virgin Mary close to a green scarf that reads: “Mary was consulted to be mother of God.” For these Catholic women, prayer does not conflict with their fight for abortion access nor does their devotion to …
Los Angeles police officers broke department policy when they shot one protester in the head with a projectile and another in the testicles during mass protests last spring, the civilian Police Commission ruled Tuesday. The commission’s decisions came after Moore and the review boards assessed the actions of multiple Los Angeles Police Department officers who were involved in the incidents. …
A protester whose testicle exploded into pieces when a Los Angeles police officer shot him with a hard-foam projectile during demonstrations against police brutality last summer filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging excessive force and other violations of his constitutional rights. The lawsuit, which names the city and LAPD Chief Michel Moore as defendants, challenges a finding by the department’s …
