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Tennessee Law Officials Settle Claim They Arrested Man for Meme Over Fallen Officer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor and two Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents have settled a First Amendment lawsuit for $125,000, the plaintiff`s attorneys said Monday. The suit was filed by a man who said he was arrested over a …

Mississippi Sheriff Claims Immunity to Federal Lawsuit Over Torture of Black Men

The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him. …

Audit Finds Connecticut State Police Falsified Traffic Stop Data

Hundreds of Connecticut state police troopers falsified information on at least 26,000 traffic stops from 2014 to 2021, skewing reports on the race and ethnicity of pulled-over motorists, according to an audit released Wednesday. Data analysts with the University of …

Two New Jersey Police Chiefs Facing Charges

New Jersey authorities on Wednesday arrested a small-town police chief, charging him with sexually assaulting subordinates over more than a decade, while also announcing misconduct charges against another police chief who recently retired. Attorney General Matthew Platkin said that Manville …

Robot Dog. Stolen Car Tracker. Security Cone. New York Police Go High-Tech

New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago. The new devices, which also include a GPS tracker for …

Man Exonerated in Malcolm X Killing Sues New York City for $40 Million

A man who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against New York City for the two decades he spent in prison for a notorious crime he did not commit. …

Alabama Database to Track Police Officer Complaints, Disciplinary Action

Alabama will create a database to track disciplinary actions and excessive force complaints against law enforcement officers, a measure aimed at weeding out “bad apples” in the profession. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the bill to create a …

Self-Insured Minneapolis Will Tap City Budget to Pay Floyd Settlement

Minneapolis will have to look beyond its insurance fund to pay out the $27 million settlement to George Floyd’s family over his killing by police last year. The settlement, one of the largest pre-trial payments for police misconduct ever, will …

Insurance Plays Key Role in Civil Rights Settlements Against Law Enforcement

Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place across the country, according to an insurance policyholder attorney who works on civil rights cases. Attorney Alexander Brown sees the …

Insurers Exploring ‘New World’ of Police Officer Professional Liability

U.S. insurers and brokers are starting to craft professional liability coverage for police officers, spurred on by signs that policymakers in some cities and states want to use a financial stick to curb police misconduct. They see a potential market …