Second Circuit Gets Loud With NYPD on Sound Cannons
The New York City Police Department could pay a heavy price for its careless detonation of military-grade sound cannons, the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday, setting the stage for trial.
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Former Utah AG Files $60M Lawsuit Against FBI, Salt Lake Prosecutor
Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff filed a $60 million federal lawsuit Wednesday, alleging prosecutors, police and the FBI violated his rights during a 2014 bribery and corruption investigation that brought five felony charges against him.
Read moreOccupy Protesters Lose Case Against Campus Cops
Overturning a federal judge’s ruling, the Ninth Circuit held Thursday that police at a California university used an appropriate amount of force while dispersing protesters from their encampment.
Read moreCalifornia Police Beating Ducks Attention With Settlement Just Shy of $1 Million
Giving up on an extended legal battle, the state of California has agreed to pay a mentally disabled man who was severely beaten by California Highway Patrol officers following a high-speed pursuit nearly $1 million.
Read moreFlint Sued Over Arrests at Meeting About Water Supply
Four citizens of Flint, Michigan, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming they were wrongfully arrested at a town hall meeting last year about the city’s water-contamination crisis.
Read moreSettlement in Police Abuse Case as City Still Deals With Unrest
As Sacramento continues to be roiled by tension, particularly between the black
community and the city police department, a civil rights lawyer announced a settlement between the city and a black man who claimed to be the victimized by excessive force.
California Eyes Lethal-Force Law After Police Shooting
Backed by the family of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police last month, California lawmakers and civil rights groups on Tuesday called for sweeping reforms to the state’s “reasonable force” rule.
Read moreNew Police Beating Video Clearly Shows Chokehold, Aftermath
Newly released video shows a North Carolina police officer putting a pedestrian in a chokehold during an exchange that sparked outrage over use of force.
Read moreJustices Toss Excessive Force Claims Against Campus Cop
Summarily reversing a Ninth Circuit decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that an Arizona campus policeman who shot a mentally ill woman four times in her driveway is entitled to qualified immunity.
Read moreNYPD Defends Sound Cannons in Appeal of Protest Case
At a Second Circuit hearing over New York City’s use of sound weapons known as LRADs, a Second Circuit judge predicted Tuesday that Black Lives Matter protesters would have a “heck of a case.”
Read moreCourt Rules for Cop Who Killed Teen During Pizzeria Robbery
An off-duty Illinois police officer was justified in shooting and killing a teen during the robbery of a pizzeria because he had no way of knowing the teen was unarmed, the Seventh Circuit ruled.
Read moreSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Reporter Accuses Police of Excessive Force
A journalist arrested and jailed for 13 hours after covering street protests arising from the 2011 shooting of a black man sued St. Louis and several officers, claiming they pepper-sprayed and assaulted him even though he did nothing wrong and clearly identified himself as a member of the press.
Read moreOhio News Photographer Sues Cop Who Shot Him
A news photographer who was shot in the stomach after a deputy mistook his camera for a gun filed an excessive-force lawsuit that also claims city officials have retaliated against his news outlet by withholding information since the incident.
Read moreChicago Cop Gets 5 Years for Shooting at Black Teens
A federal judge sentenced a Chicago cop to five years in prison Monday for shooting 16 bullets at a car full of unarmed black teens, injuring two.
Read moreFederal Judge Limits St. Louis Police Tactics During Protests
In a win for the American Civil Liberties Union, a federal judge found St. Louis police violated demonstrators’ rights during recent protests and ruled they can’t use or threaten to use pepper spray against peaceful protesters.
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Shot Eight Times by NYPD, Slain Immigrant’s Case Hits Jury
Slain by eight police bullets more than five years ago, immigrant Mohamed Bah had an attorney revive his memory in federal courthouse on Monday: “He speaks to us,” his family’s attorney told the jury. “Can you hear him?”
Read moreDC Man Accuses Gun Task Force of Not Using Body Cameras
A Washington, D.C., man who was shot by police last year claims the Metropolitan Police Department did not properly equip or train its gun-unit officers on the use of body cameras.
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