It is refreshing that they admitted wrong-doing. Often payments are made to victims, but those responsible never have to admit the mistake.
From the article though, I think this line is telling:
"This likely would not have happened if established law had been reviewed and applied prior to the execution of the warrants,"
likely not. They are saying that even if those involved absolutely totally knew and understood the law, there's still a decent chance they would still have done the raid.
I agree that that "likely" is not a good look, but this was written by a lawyer to fulfill a legal obligation as part of this settlement, so I'm not surprised.
From the article though, I think this line is telling:
"This likely would not have happened if established law had been reviewed and applied prior to the execution of the warrants,"
likely not. They are saying that even if those involved absolutely totally knew and understood the law, there's still a decent chance they would still have done the raid.