By Doug Cunningham

Police raids that targeted activists and journalists at the Republican National Convention – and resulted in the arrest of Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman - are expected to trigger lawsuits. Anticipating that, a special deal was cut that required the Republican Party’s host committee to buy insurance covering police liability up to $10 million. Michelle Gross of Communities United Against Police Brutality says this special insurance agreement means there’s nothing to hold police back from using excessive force, since they won’t be liable. Democracy Now host Amy Goodman was arrested as she tried to question police about earlier arrests of Democracy Now journalists. Here’s what it sounded like when Goodman was cuffed.

[Goodman Arrest Audio]

Goodman as charged with misdemeanors, but the prosecutor’s office in St. Paul is considering whether to actually press felony charges against two Democracy Now producers (Sharif Kouddous and Nicole Salazar).