Flint 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.
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Settlement 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.
Read moreSan Antonio Cops Will Face Trial for Killing Man With Hands Up
Two sheriff’s deputies in San Antonio will face a civil trial for excessive force claims over the 2015 shooting death of an unarmed, shirtless man who had his hands up, which gained national attention when a bystander’s video went viral.
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ACLU Slams Chicago Cops’ Treatment of Disabled Citizens
The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois on Wednesday continued the push for reforms in the Chicago Police Department by filing a lawsuit claiming it mistreats people with disabilities in black and Latino communities.
Read moreExcessive Force, Bogus Warrant Claims Survive Against DC Police
A federal judge refused to dismiss a case accusing District of Columbia Metropolitan Police of illegally searching a private home and pointing a gun at an 11-year-old girl who was taking a shower.
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