Portland still paying out settlements to rioters ‘injured’ in 2020 uprisings

Published May 19, 2025 1:23pm ET



The city of Portland is continuing to pay out massive settlements to rioters who say they were injured during the violent and destructive 2020 Black Lives Matter unrest.

The progressive Portland City Council agreed last week to issue yet another payout, this one totaling $375,000 in a bodily injury lawsuit brought by “non-binary” activist Meghan Lea Opbroek.

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