ations . ▁After ▁jur ors ▁dead locked ▁on ▁a ▁ver dict , ▁Perry ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁remaining ▁defend ants ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁pla int iffs ▁appe aled . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Circ uit ▁in ▁Chicago ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁with h eld ▁relevant ▁documents , ▁thereby ▁ob struct ing ▁the ▁jud icial ▁process ▁in ▁this ▁case . ▁Re inst ating ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁ 2 4 ▁of ▁the ▁defend ants , ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁ordered ▁a ▁new ▁trial . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁heard ▁an ▁appeal ▁by ▁defend ants , ▁but ▁voted ▁ 5 – 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁case ▁to ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁trial . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Cook ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁would ▁pay ▁$ 6 1 6 , 3 3 3 ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁nine ▁pla int iffs , ▁including ▁the ▁moth ers ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Clark . ▁The ▁$ 1 . 8 5 ▁million ▁settlement ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁case . ▁G . ▁Fl int ▁Taylor , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁att or ne ys ▁representing ▁the ▁pla int iffs , ▁said : ▁" The ▁settlement ▁is ▁an ▁ad mission ▁of ▁the ▁consp i racy ▁that