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'''Results of Incident:''' Goodman, Salazar and Kouddous filed a lawsuit against the Minneapolis and St. Paul Police Departments, the Ramsey County Sheriff and United States Secret Service personnel challenging the policies and conduct of law enforcement during the 2008 Republican National Convention.  In October 2011, a settlement was reached in favor of the ''Democracy Now!'' reporters. The settlement includes $100,000 in compensation paid by the St. Paul and Minneapolis Police Departments and the Secret Service. The settlement also includes an agreement by the St. Paul Police Department to implement a training program aimed at educating officers regarding the First Amendment rights of the press and public with respect to police operations, including proper procedures for dealing with the press covering demonstrations.

'''Source:''' [http://www.democracynow.org/2011/10/3/settlement_reached_over_arrest_of_amy ''Democracy Now!'']

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