Jury Sides With New Jersey Police in $10M Suit by Family of Man Who Died After Arrest November 2, 2022 A federal court jury has decided that New Jersey police did not violate the civil rights of a man who...
Georgia Sheriff Faces Additional Charge of Violating Civil Rights at Clayton County Jail August 5, 2021 By Kate Brumback An Atlanta-area sheriff is facing an additional charge in a federal prosecution accusing him of violating the civil rights of...
Reuters: Rite Aid Deployed China-Linked Facial Recognition in Poor Neighborhoods July 30, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Over about eight years, the American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp quietly added facial recognition systems to 200 stores across...
Family Awarded $3M in 2011 Ferguson Stun Gun Death Case November 7, 2016 A federal jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a naked, unarmed black man who died in 2011...
Louisiana Judge Awards $50K in Sorrento Police Chief Sex Assault Case August 3, 2016 By Michael Kunzelman A federal judge has awarded $50,000 in damages to a woman who accused a former Louisiana police chief of sexually...
Judge Rules Against Ex-Louisiana Police Chief in Sex Assault Case; Town’s Liability Uncertain June 8, 2016 A small community in Louisiana disbanded its troubled police force more than a year ago, but the town hasn’t shaken...
Jury Awards $23M to Unarmed Man Shot by Florida Cop February 5, 2016 By Terry Spencer A federal jury awarded $23.1 million on Wednesday to a 22-year-old black man who was unarmed when he was shot...
Lawsuit Filed Against County, Deputies in Fatal Shooting of Texas Man September 17, 2015 Relatives have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the fatal shooting of a South Texas man by two deputies while...