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Was Fred Hampton involved with any court cases?
The families of Hampton and Clark filed a US$47.7 million civil suit against the city, state, and federal governments.
What was the result of that suit?
More than a decade after the case had been filed, the suit was finally settled for $1.85 Million.

Question: Why did it take over a decade?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did the the US$47.7 million civil suit against the city, state and federal governments by the families of Fred Hampton and Clark take over a decade?