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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 …

North Carolina City to Pay $6M to Man Wrongfully Incarcerated for 17 Years

The city of Greensboro, N.C., will pay $6 million to a man imprisoned for 17 years for a murder he didn’t commit. The News & Record of Greensboro reports the city agreed Oct. 21 to pay the money to 66-year-old …