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coercion

Civil Rights Government 

Bad Cop

March 27, 2020March 30, 2020 BRIEF
coercion, Police, sex

Two women sued Scranton, Pa. in federal court, and the officer they claim coerced them into giving him oral sex.

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Appeals Civil Rights Law 

Minnesota Court Strikes Down Coercion Law on Free Speech Grounds

October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 MATT REYNOLDS
coercion, First Amendment, Free Speech, marijuana, Minnesota, threats

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.

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Civil Rights Government National Politics 

Rights Groups Claim Families Coerced During Separation Process

August 23, 2018August 24, 2018 NATALIE KREBS
children, coercion, ICE, immigration

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.

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National Sports 

Ex-USA Diving Coach Accused of Sexual Assault, Coercion

July 12, 2018August 1, 2018 MATT REYNOLDS
coaches, coercion, eldSports, Indiana, Ohio, sexual assault, student-athletes, trafficking

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.

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Civil Rights Regional 

Exoneree Blames Ex-Chicago Detective for Murder Conviction

February 12, 2018February 14, 2018 MATT REYNOLDS
Chicago, coercion, evidence, exoneration, murder, Police

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.

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Appeals Civil Rights Regional 

Seventh Circuit Rules for Teens in Coerced-Confession Case

January 24, 2018 LORRAINE BAILEY
coercion, confessions, false arrest, Indiana, murder, Police, Seventh Circuit

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.

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Appeals Criminal 

Seventh Circuit Denies New Trial for ‘Making a Murderer’ Subject

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 KEVIN LESSMILLER
coercion, confessions, Dassey, Making a Murderer, murder, rape, Seventh Circuit

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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Appeals Criminal 

Full Seventh Circuit Hears ‘Making a Murderer’ Case

September 26, 2017October 3, 2017 LORRAINE BAILEY
coercion, confessions, Dassey, eldMain, en banc, Making a Murderer, murder, rape, Seventh Circuit, Wisconsin

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.

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Appeals Criminal 

Seventh Circuit Will Rehear ‘Making a Murderer’ Case En Banc

August 4, 2017August 6, 2017 LORRAINE BAILEY
coercion, Dassey, en banc, Making a Murderer, Netflix, rehearing, Seventh Circuit

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.

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Appeals Criminal 

Seventh Circuit Takes On ‘Making a Murderer’ Case

February 14, 2017February 15, 2017 LORRAINE BAILEY
coercion, Dassey, Making a Murderer, murder, rape, Seventh Circuit, Wisconsin

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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Consumers 

Car Dealership Accused of Coercing Elderly Woman

February 8, 2017October 27, 2017 MARCIE SHIELDS
automotive, coercion, deceptive practices, Indiana

An elderly Indiana woman claims in court that she was taken for a ride after she was lured into a car dealership by a mail flyer and kept there for five hours while she was pressured into buying a new car.

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