The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused of crimes. In Thompson v. Clark, a majority (6-3) of the high court not only acknowledged a claim for malicious …
A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two …
An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against him dismissed based on his contention he is entitled to qualified immunity protection. A federal judge found police officer Tyler …
Jurors found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago, ordering the city to pay a total of $14 million in damages to a group of 12 …
Two Black men claim in a new federal lawsuit that they were subjected to an illegal, racially motivated and humiliating traffic stop and search last year by deputies in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana …
A federal judge has upheld the verdict that awarded a high-ranking Boston police detective $2 million after she accused her former boss of gender discrimination, harassment and retaliation. U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin denied the city’s attempts to appeal …
Louisiana State Police investigators who pressed within days to charge troopers in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene told lawmakers March 22 that commanders rejected their concerns and told them to suppress graphic video of the Black motorist’s final …
New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled the public has a right to see the internal affairs report from the case of the city of Elizabeth’s former police director, who resigned after an investigation found he used racist and sexist language …
A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has settled with the driver. Andrew Monaco had resigned and pleaded guilty to simple assault charges in 2016 in an agreement …
A cab driver who was wounded by an off-duty police officer in a 2011 road-rage shooting has settled his lawsuit against New York’s Nassau County for $2 million. Newsday reports that county legislative committees approved the payment to Thomas Moroughan …
