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Two women sued Scranton, Pa. in federal court, and the officer they claim coerced them into giving him oral sex.
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Minnesota Court Strikes Down Coercion Law on Free Speech Grounds
Minnesota prosecutors charged a man under an unconstitutional statute after he threatened to send video of his ex-girlfriend talking about marijuana to her employer, a state appeals court ruled Monday.
Read moreRights Groups Claim Families Coerced During Separation Process
Nearly a month after the court-ordered deadline for the federal government to reunited children separated from their parents after illegally entering the United States, two immigrants rights groups claim federal agents coerced parents to agree to deportation before getting their children back.
Read moreEx-USA Diving Coach Accused of Sexual Assault, Coercion
A former member of the Ohio State University Diving Club claims in a class action that a former coach used his position to sexually abuse her and says neither the college nor USA Diving did enough to protect female athletes from such abuse.
Read moreExoneree Blames Ex-Chicago Detective for Murder Conviction
A man exonerated of kidnapping two children and killing their parents sued a disgraced former Chicago detective blamed for a string of wrongful convictions, claiming the officer beat a false confession out of him and the police department falsified and suppressed evidence.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Rules for Teens in Coerced-Confession Case
Three Indiana teens arrested in connection with their uncle’s death can sue the police officers they say coerced them into confessing to murder, the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Denies New Trial for ‘Making a Murderer’ Subject
A divided en banc Seventh Circuit ruled Friday that Brendan Dassey of “Making a Murderer” fame is not entitled to a new murder trial, finding that his controversial confession as a teenager was not coerced.
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Full Seventh Circuit Hears ‘Making a Murderer’ Case
The en banc Seventh Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over whether Brendan Dassey of “Making a Murderer” fame was coerced into confessing to the rape and murder of a Wisconsin woman a decade ago.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Will Rehear ‘Making a Murderer’ Case En Banc
The en banc Seventh Circuit agreed Friday to rehear the overturned homicide conviction of “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey to determine if the intellectually disabled teen’s confession to rape and murder was voluntary.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Takes On ‘Making a Murderer’ Case
The Seventh Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over whether Brendan Dassey of “Making a Murderer” fame was coerced into confessing to the rape and murder of a Wisconsin woman a decade ago.
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