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NewsJune 13, 2024

DOJ Says Phoenix Police Violated Constitutional Rights

The report says the department discriminates against certain races, as well as people with behavioral health disabilities. The report also found that Phoenix police detain and arrest people who are homeless without legal grounds.

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NewsJune 4, 2024

Colorado Woman Hit by Train While in Police Custody Settles Lawsuit for $8.5 Million

Yareni Rios, who was 20 years old at the time, survived the collision with multiple broken ribs, a skull fracture, a broken back and leg and other injuries on Sept. 17, 2022.

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NewsMay 30, 2024

Louisiana Criminalizes Getting Too Close to Officers in Some Circumstances

While the legislation's language does not specifically mention filming, critics say that by default it would limit how close a person can be to observe police. Opponents have also gone further to question the law's constitutionality.

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NewsMay 24, 2024

BLM Activist Loses Lawsuit Against LAPD Over Swatting Call

Melina Abdullah condemned the Los Angeles Police Department responses to her residence, which included armed SWAT officers surrounding her house and ordering her to come outside through a loudspeaker.

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NewsMay 22, 2024

Acquitted Former Washington Officer Files Defamation and Discrimination Claim

Timothy Rankine alleges that since June 2020, he has suffered from “politically motivated, false accusations of racial bias policing and criminal misconduct,” according to his claim. The City of Tacoma said it does not comment on pending litigation.

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NewsMay 22, 2024

Uvalde Victims’ Families Sue Texas DPS Officers, Settle with City

In the settlement announced Wednesday, the city of Uvalde will pay a total of $2 million to the families of 17 children killed in the shooting and two children who survived, according to a statement from the families' attorneys.

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NewsApril 30, 2024

Biden Administration Plans to Reclassify Marijuana as Schedule III Drug

Cannabis is currently a schedule I drug on the Controlled Substances Act — the most severe classification. The DOJ decision would reportedly move cannabis to schedule III, which means it’s determined to have some medical benefits.

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NewsApril 30, 2024

ACLU Sues Fresno Over Police Dog Records Dispute

ACLU claims the city violated the state Public Records Act by not providing requested records.

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NewsApril 24, 2024

Family of 13-Year-Old Killed in Cleveland Police Chase Settles for $4.8 Million

Tamia Chappman, 13, died Dec. 20, 2019 after the car, stolen by two teenagers, crashed into her in East Cleveland during the high-speed pursuit.

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NewsApril 16, 2024

Judge Awards Nearly $23 Million to Undercover St. Louis Officer Beaten by Colleagues During 2017 Protest

Luther Hall sued three of his former colleagues — Randy Hays, Dustin Boone and Christopher Myers — in 2022 over their actions five years earlier during public protests.

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