Critics say DOJ’s report on Worcester Police ‘unfair.’ Yet city paid millions in settlements
Some lawsuits against the Worcester Police Department that the city settled out of court also touch on issues the DOJ ...
Pittsburgh woman settles civil rights lawsuit against city, Allegheny County for $70K
A Pittsburgh woman who sued Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh over claims of civil rights violations, false arrest ...
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Final Tally: Chicago Taxpayers Spent At Least $107.5M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits in 2024, Analysis Finds
During the past six years taxpayers have spent at least $472.4 million to resolve police misconduct lawsuits, setting a new ...
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Melvindale Lt. sued over rough arrest, most criminal charges dropped after 7 investigation
MELVINDALE, Mich. (WXYZ) — A controversial Melvindale police lieutenant was accused in a civil lawsuit Tuesday of assault and battery and false arrest. The ...
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Lawsuit Filed by Man Who Spent More Than 29 Years in Prison After Being Tortured, Wrongfully Convicted Set for Trial
James Gibson said he implicated himself in a 1989 double murder after being burned, punched, kicked and slapped by Chicago ...
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Former Santa Rosa man dies weeks after settling excessive force lawsuit against Sonoma County
La’Marcus McDonald accused the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office of excessive force during an arrest in 2019. His attorney ...
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Minneapolis Settles With Woman Who Says Derek Chauvin Knelt on Her Back
Ms. Day said in an interview with The Minnesota Star Tribune after the lawsuit was filed that she had been coping with a divorce at the time of her arrest ... police violence, said of the ...
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Minneapolis woman to receive $600,000 settlement for abuse of police authority
In 2024, Day filed a lawsuit against the Minneapolis Police Department, accusing Chauvin and his partner on the evening of January 17, 2020, Ellen Jensen of excessive force and wrongful arrest.