Lawsuit

Fired police chief sues city of Miami, commissioners

Former Miami PD Chief Art Acevedo claims his public firing three months ago was in retaliation for him speaking out against corruption

Jury finds Calif. deputy not guilty in fatal shooting

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Jurors determined Deputy Justin Wall's actions were justified following the 2017 fatal shooting of a woman who led deputies on a low-speed pursuit

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No qualified immunity for arrest of citizen journalist asking questions

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The court denies law enforcement officers qualified immunity for the arrest of a local journalist in a recent case

Estate of fallen Fla. police officer sues his accused killer for $5M

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Jason Raynor died August 17, 55 days after he was shot in the head

Case remanded: Handcuff injury ruled excessive force?

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Will the alleged handcuff injury be ruled excessive force? The court of appeals remanded the case to the trial court to find out

Deciphering legal language: What law enforcement officers should know about litigation

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Hint: It starts with key legal terms and solid legal representation

Ex-NYPD cop awarded $872K for retaliation at Manhattan precinct

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Former Lt. Angelique Olaechea said the retaliation began after she backed another officer's discrimination claims

Officers sue California city over Black Lives Matter mural

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One of the images in the mural, which was located in front of city hall, was of a fugitive convicted cop killer

Failure to train ruling: Officer's alleged reckless driving in non-emergency situation results in civilian fatality

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Seventh Circuit reverses lower court dismissal of civil rights lawsuit and reinstates officer and city as proper defendants

Minneapolis to pay record $27M to settle lawsuit with Floyd family

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Attorneys for the family called it the "largest pre-trial settlement in a civil rights wrongful death case in U.S. history"

Vanessa Bryant wants to make public names of deputies accused of sharing Kobe crash photos

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Bryant’s lawyers last week filed an amended complaint in federal court that added the four deputies and the L.A. County Fire Department to her civil rights lawsuit

NY Attorney General to sue NYPD over response to Floyd protests

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The lawsuit is expected to demand a federal monitor oversee changes on how the NYPD handles protests in the future

Federal lawsuit: Kan. deputy purposely ran over suspect

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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the deputy used excessive force and intentionally drove over Lionel Womack

Court approves officers’ use of force to restrain a possibly mentally ill subject who died during the struggle

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Court ruled the officers had probable cause to detain the subject for his own safety and the legal power to use reasonable force to accomplish that detention