Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey’s office released findings Friday that four law enforcement officers were legally justified in using deadly...
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A sheriff and a fired deputy in South Carolina are facing a second lawsuit over the officer’s conduct during an...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of police officers accused of using excessive force in two cases involving...
The state of Pennsylvania will pay $475,000 to the estate of a man who died underneath a bulldozer that Pennsylvania...
Guardians of a Rhode Island moped driver who was sent into a coma with a head injury after he crashed...

The New York City Police Department enacted new disciplinary rules on Friday that call for terminating police officers found to...
The Iowa Supreme Court on Dec. 31 severely limited the financial damages that can be awarded for injuries and deaths...

MADILL, Oklahoma — Sick with pneumonia, agitated and confused, Johnny Leija refused to return to his hospital room. Moments later,...
A federal appeals court in New York says a lawsuit alleging the use of sound cannons by police constitutes excessive...
A federal jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a naked, unarmed black man who died in 2011...