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Police Violence

In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Phoenix and its police Officer Clinton Brookins were improperly granted dismissal of excessive force claims after Brookins shot Zachariah Pithan to death.

PHOENIX — In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Phoenix and its police Officer Clinton Brookins were improperly granted dismissal of excessive force claims after Brookins shot Zachariah Pithan to death.

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