Alabama Lawmakers Approve Additional Legal Protections for Police Officers May 16, 2025 By Kim Chandler and Safiyah Riddle Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday approved enhanced legal protections for police officers, changes that Republicans said show support for law enforcement...
Vermont City Pays $215K to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Officer of Excessive Force September 23, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont’s largest city of Burlington has paid $215,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing a police officer of using excessive force...
Jury Awards $35M to Family of New York Man Who Died After Being Beaten by Police August 14, 2023 The family of a Long Island, New York, man who died after being beaten by police with flashlights and fists...
Three Former Mississippi Officers Indicted in Death of Man Repeatedly Tased May 26, 2023 A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge...
Minneapolis to Pay $700K Settlement With Family Members Detained While Police Killed Their Father May 24, 2023 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a $700,000 settlement with family members who were locked inside...
Louisiana Deputies Want Black Woman’s Excessive Force Suit Dismissed May 5, 2023 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Two white Louisiana sheriff’s deputies who forced a Black woman facedown to the ground in 2020...
Father of Wisconsin 12-Year-Old Sues Over Officer’s Neck Restraint February 9, 2023 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An Illinois man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that an off-duty police officer improperly restrained...
Kansas City Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Black Teenager November 1, 2022 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who kneed a Black 15-year-old in the neck and...
Wisconsin Man Awarded $1.1 Million in Police Excessive Force Settlement October 3, 2022 A 20-year-old Madison man should be awarded $1.1 million in a settlement agreement after surveillance video showed police repeatedly punching...
Providence Police Seek to Fire Officer After Video Shows Excess Force August 11, 2022 A Rhode Island police department is seeking to fire an officer after video showed him smashing a handcuffed man’s face...