The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused...
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An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against...
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of police officers accused of using excessive force in two cases involving...
Can you be fired from a government job for using a firearm in self-defense? That question arose in a recent...
Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place...
The May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a Minneapolis cop has prompted calls for an end...
The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to take up a new test of “qualified immunity,” rejecting several appeals that...
A federal appeals court has vacated part of a finding that cleared five West Virginia police officers on qualified immunity...
The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 introduced by House Democrats this week contains a provision that is likely to...
MADILL, Oklahoma — Sick with pneumonia, agitated and confused, Johnny Leija refused to return to his hospital room. Moments later,...