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Punitive damages revived in Panther raid civil suit
A federal judge restored punitive damages in a civil rights suit filed by relatives of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark and seven survivors against 28 law enforcements officials and one informant over the December 4 1969 Black Panther raid. The case, now in closing arguments after an 18 month trial, originally sought 47.7 million dollars.
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Joseph Sam Perry
Panther
West Side
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark