Editing Ruby Ridge standoff (section)

== Civil suits ==
Randy Weaver and his daughters filed a wrongful death suit for $200 million which was related to the killing of his wife and son. In an out-of-court settlement in August 1995, the federal government awarded Randy Weaver $100,000 and it also awarded $1 million to each of his three daughters. The government did not admit that it had committed any wrongdoing in relation to the deaths of Samuel and Vicki.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Labaton, Stephen|date=August 16, 1995|title=Separatist Family Given $3.1 Million from Government|journal=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/16/us/separatist-family-given-3.1-million-from-government.html |access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Ostrow, Ronald J.|date=August 16, 1995|title=U.S. to Pay $3.1 Million for '92 Idaho Shootout|journal=[[Los Angeles Times]]|via=Cato.org|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-16-mn-35756-story.html |access-date=February 7, 2017|quote=[Quote:] Court: Settlement in Weaver case reflects loss of mother, son in Ruby Ridge incident. But wrongdoing is denied.}}</ref> On the condition of anonymity, a DOJ official told ''The Washington Post'' that he believed that the Weavers would have probably won the full amount if the case had gone to trial.<ref name=Lynch020821 />

The attorney for Harris pressed Harris's civil suit for damages, but federal officials vowed that they would never pay someone who had killed a U.S. Marshal. In September 2000, Harris was awarded a $380,000 settlement by the government.{{r|Walter02|p=382f}}