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ACLU, Albuquerque reach settlement in police oversight commission lawsuit


ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque reached a settlement Wednesday in a freedom-of-speech lawsuit against the Albuquerque Police Oversight Commission.
Under the terms of the settlement, the city agreed to move to increase the public comment limit from two to three minutes before the commission and permit some speakers to donate their time. The city also agreed to pay $14,000 in damages and attorneys' fees.
"We are very pleased that our rights to Free Speech were affirmed through this settlement," said plaintiff Kenneth Ellis, Jr., in a statement released by the ACLU. "As the father of a son who was wrongfully killed by Albuquerque police, I must speak out about the problems with the police and the Police Oversight Commission — even when the government doesn't like what I have to say."
Early this year, the Ellis family won one of the biggest awards in city history — $10.3 million — stemming from an officer-involved shooting. In that case, Officer Brett Lampiris-Tremba fatally shot Iraq War veteran Kenneth Ellis III in the neck during a nine-minute encounter with police in which Ellis held a gun to his own head.
The ACLU filed the lawsuit after the civilian board limited the public comment period during a mid-December meeting.
The commission reviews allegations of police misconduct and excessive force.
Albuquerque's police department has been plagued by a number of high-profile cases alleging excessive force. Since 2010, the city also has seen more than two dozen officer-involved shootings.