As part of the settlement, the U.S. Park Police agreed to revise its policies governing demonstrations and special events.
But Greenblatt also said it was likely that many of the people in the square did not hear police dispersal warnings and that the Secret Service began its advance before Park Police were able to issue their warnings. He also found that Washington, D.C., police fired tear gas at the protesters, taking Park Police by surprise.
"The fact that some individuals in a crowd have engaged in unlawful conduct does not normally provide blanket grounds for use-of-force countermeasures, crowd dispersal, or declaration of an unlawful assembly," the new policy will state, according to a copy of the settlement. “These changes to agency policies for protest responses will strengthen our commitment to protecting and respecting constitutionally protected rights,” Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in a statement Wednesday.
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