3 Christians Receive $300,000 Over Wrongful Arrest in 2020 Anti-Mask Protest

After years of legal battles, three Idahoans have been paid a $300,000 settlement by their city for violating their constitutional right to protest during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a sign requiring face masks posted on a storefront in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 2, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

The wheels of justice often turn slowly but they do turn.

That was the experience of three Idahoans, who after years of legal battles were just paid a $300,000 settlement from their city over a violation of their constitutional right to protest during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.