Mississippi Sheriff Aims to Avoid Liability from Federal Lawsuit over Torture of Black Men October 16, 2023 By Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list...
Atlanta Will Pay $3.75M to Family of Man Who Died After Being Handcuffed and Held Face Down October 4, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta will pay $3.75 million to the family of a Nebraska man who died...
Jury Awards Family of New York Man who Died After Being Beaten by Police $35 Million in Damages August 14, 2023 ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The family of a Long Island, New York, man who died after being beaten by police...
Hundreds Protest Rittenhouse Acquittal Across U.S. November 22, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement in Portland declared a riot Friday night as about 200 demonstrators protested the acquittal...
Protesters Gather, Damage Democratic Headquarters in Oregon January 22, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of protesters carrying signs against President Joe Biden and police marched in Portland on...
Businesses Sue Seattle Over ‘Occupied’ Protest Zone June 26, 2020 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE — A collection of Seattle businesses, property owners and residents sued the city Wednesday over its tolerance of an...
Supreme Court Rejects Appeals Over Police ‘Qualified Immunity’ June 18, 2020 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a new test of “qualified immunity,” rejecting several appeals that challenged the...
Measuring the Moment: How Will George Floyd’s Death Matter to Insurance Industry? June 11, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The marches and protests across the globe sparked by the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police are presenting the...
Report Questions Whether Police Should View Bodycam Footage Immediately November 20, 2017 By LISA MARIE PANE The use of body cameras by police has become more widespread, but there remain inconsistencies in how law enforcement agencies...
Brutality Focus of Suit Against Ferguson, Missouri Police September 2, 2014 By Alan Scher Zagier A federal lawsuit filed on Aug. 28 alleges that police in Ferguson, Mo., and St. Louis County used excessive force...