Police Assault
Jane Doe sued San Bernardino County and the probation officer whom she accuses of using “torture, rape, and excessive force” upon her after she reported his improper advances to the county, in federal court.
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Police Use of Force
An 84-year-old woman sued San Bernardino County and Chino, California in federal court, claiming officers pulled her over for no reason, forced her to kneel at the side of the road and raise her shirt up and held her at gunpoint for an excessive and unreasonable amount of time.
Read moreFair Housing
The United States sued Hesperia, Calif., San Bernardino County and its Sheriff’s Department in federal court, claiming its rental property/eviction ordinance was enacted to drive black and Latino renters away and discourage them from moving in.
Read moreTribe Can’t Sue for Members Who Claim Racial Profiling in Traffic Tickets
Individual members of a Southern California tribe – not the tribe itself – can sue San Bernardino County over traffic tickets handed on the reservation, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Monday.
Read moreSoCal County Settles Bias Claims by Gay & Trans Inmates
A group of gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who were systematically discriminated against and mistreated while incarcerated at a Southern California jail reached a deal Wednesday that will compel jail officials to enforce a zero-tolerance policy on discrimination.
Read moreFamilies of San Bernardino Terror Attack Victims Get Second Lawsuit Chance
Relatives of three people killed in the 2015 terror attack in San Bernardino, California, lobbied a federal judge Monday for another chance at a lawsuit that lays some of the blame for the attack on the county, the federal government and others.
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San Bernardino County Settles ‘Mistaken Identity’ Warrants Case
A man who highlighted long-standing flaws in California’s warrants system after law enforcement arrested him on a warrant meant for someone else has settled his civil rights case against the County of San Bernardino and the City of Colton.
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Raymond Loftin claims San Bernardino County sheriff’s officers beat and kicked him senseless without cause, telling him, “This will teach you to make stupid-ass comments on Facebook,” in Federal Court.
Read moreCalif. Counties Post Nation’s Biggest Job Growth
The California counties of San Francisco, Riverside and San Bernardino led the nation in employment growth, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its latest economic report.
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Freed After 23 Years, Californian Wants Answers
Cleared of murder by DNA evidence after spending 23 years in prison for the murder of his wife, a California man brought a federal complaint against San Bernardino County, its district attorney’s and sheriff’s offices and a host of officials.
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