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Families of Slain Parkland Students to be Paid Millions in Settlement Over FBI Inaction

The attorneys said the settlement’s details are confidential, but a person familiar with the deal said the government will pay the families $127.5 million overall.

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against NC Officer Over Fatal OIS

In his ruling, Senior U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen said Kerl probably made errors on the day of the shooting. But under the law, he said, they were reasonable ones, making her immune to the claims in the lawsuit.

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CO City to Pay $15 Million Over In-Custody Death

The tentative agreement amounts to roughly $15 million to be awarded to the family of Elijah McClain, KCNC-TV in Denver first reported Wednesday, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the negotiations.

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Cook County Judge Grants Restraining Order on Chicago's Vaccine Mandate

The judge left intact the requirement that Chicago Police Department officers report their vaccine status and the city’s current policy requiring multiple weekly tests for unvaccinated officers. But his order does stay the Dec. 31 deadline for all officers to be vaccinated.

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Federal Jury Orders, LAPD and Former Officer to Pay $17 Million Over Off-Duty Shooting in Costco

The bulk of the verdict will be borne by the city, with the eight-person jury finding that Salvador Sanchez, then an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer, was acting within the scope of his employment when he opened fire inside the store on June 14, 2019.

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Boston Man Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting at Officers During 2020 Riot

The suspect shot at least 11 times in the direction of officers, including a deputized federal officer. The officers took cover by bracing or ducking behind cars and other objects.

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Former Minneapolis Officer Resentenced to 57 Months for Killing 911 Caller

Judge Kathryn Quaintance, who also presided at Noor's trial, granted prosecutors' request to impose the maximum sentence called for by state sentencing guidelines on Noor's manslaughter conviction, 57 months.

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Attorneys for Former MN Officer who Fatally Shot Woman During 911 Response Want 3.5-Year Sentence

Attorneys for former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor filed court documents Thursday requesting leniency when he is resentenced next week for fatally shooting Justine Ruszczyk Damond.

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Former MN Officer's Attorneys Plan to Argue Killing of Daunte Wright was "Innocent Mistake"

Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter's attorneys filed a notice of defenses Wednesday afternoon that was made public Thursday morning outlining four potential options.

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MN Supreme Court Denies Chauvin's Request for Public Defender Representation During Appeal

Chief Justice Lorie Gildea signed the order rejecting Chauvin's claim that he's too poor to pay for a lawyer to appeal his convictions on charges of third-degree murder, second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter.

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Chicago Mayor Blasts State's Attorney Over Refusal to Charge Gunfight Suspects

The mid-morning gunfight left one shooter dead and two of the suspects wounded. It stemmed from an internal dispute between two factions of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang, according to an internal police report and a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.

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Understanding Fourth Amendment Seizure

Can it be a seizure when a person isn’t “seized?”

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