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Mother Settles Suit Over Texas Arrest Caught on Camera

A Texas city has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mother after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor. Jacqueline Craig …

Lawsuit Filed Over Violent Arrest Outside Arkansas Convenience Store

A man who was beaten and held down by Arkansas law enforcement officers during an arrest that was caught on a widely circulated video has filed a federal lawsuit against the officers. Attorneys for Randal Worcester filed the lawsuit Monday …

Duante Wright’s Passenger Sues Minnesota Town, Officer

The woman who was in Daunte Wright’s vehicle when he was fatally shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb last year is suing the city and the former officer who killed him. The lawsuit says passenger Alayna Albrecht-Payton, 21, of …

Lawsuit Alleges Texas Officer Paralyzed Man in Jail

A man filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing a Texas police officer of using excessive force while restraining him in jail and inflicting injuries that left him paralyzed from the chest down. The lawsuit on behalf of Christopher Shaw seeks unspecified …

Lawsuit: 13-Year-Old’s Hands Up When Shot by Chicago Officer

A 13-year-old boy shot in the back by a Chicago police officer was unarmed and had his arms raised to surrender when he was hit by the bullet, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday, saying the incident illustrates deeply flawed …

Minneapolis to Pay $1.5M to Man Arrested During George Floyd Protest

Minneapolis has agreed to pay $1.5 million to a man who said police used excessive force when he was arrested during the protests that followed George Floyd’s death in 2020, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Jaleel Stallings, 29, also …

South Dakota Supreme Court Allows Police Excessive Force Lawsuit to Proceed

The South Dakota Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit to go forward alleging police officers used excessive force when arresting a Sioux Falls woman in 2016. Nichole Boggs sued in Second Circuit Court for injuries she suffered when two police …

W. Virginia Supreme Court Sides with State Police in Civil Suit Alleging Excessive Force

A circuit judge should have dismissed civil claims against West Virginia State Police by a teenager who alleged excessive force when he was beaten during a traffic stop while handcuffed, the state Supreme Court ruled last month. The high court …

Lawsuit: Omaha Police Used Excessive Force at Protests

A lawsuit accuses Omaha police of using excessive force when they responded to protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Nebraska’s largest city earlier this year. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska filed a federal lawsuit on Oct. …

$1.6M Out-of-Court Settlement Reached in Minnesota Excessive Force Suit

An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said he suffered a serious brain injury during an arrest by an Otter Tail County, Minnesota, sheriff’s deputy. The attorney for Kameron Boudin …