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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013

Video: N.M. Man Sues Officers, Agencies, Hospital Over Anal Probes

David Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures, including X-rays, digital probes of his anus, three enemas, and a colonoscopy. No narcotics were found.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2013

Family Files Suit Over Calif. Airsoft Shooting

The claim is a precursor to a civil rights lawsuit that an attorney for the family of Andy Lopez Cruz said would be filed Monday at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2013

Lawsuit Charges LAPD Detective with Ignoring Cold Case Evidence

A veteran cold case detective ignored a key piece of evidence in an unsolved slaying, delaying for several years the eventual discovery that Stephanie Lazarus, a Los Angeles police officer, was guilty of the killing, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2013

N.Y. Sheriffs Won't Enforce Gun-Control Law

Several New York sheriffs have come out against the SAFE Act that was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January. The New York State Sheriffs' Association has joined a lawsuit challenging the gun-control law.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2013

Handcuffed Woman Ejected From Patrol Car

A woman who suffered serious injuries when she fell out of a moving LAPD patrol car is suing the agency, claiming the officers were negligent in not securing her.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2013

Judges: Grant Family Suits Against Ex-BART Officers Can Go Forward

Several lawsuits against BART police officers over the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant in 2009 can move forward, a three-judge panel ruled Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013

Dog Owner Files Claim Against Police

The man whose Rottweiler was shot and killed filed a claim with the city that will likely lead to a lawsuit over the incident. Leon Rosby took the first step toward suing the Hawthorne (Calif.) Police Department for $25,000 in damages.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2013

Colo. Sheriff's Gun-Control Challenge Moves Forward

The first salvo in a legal battle to block Colorado's new limits on gun ammunition magazines fizzled Wednesday, but sheriffs, firearm dealers and other opponents still aim to have the law declared unconstitutional.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2013

Milwaukee Police Sued for Illegal Strip Searches

Five men sued the Milwaukee Police Department, city, and police chief on Wednesday seeking unspecified damages for illegal rectal and strip searches. The lawsuits follow a widespread criminal investigation into the searches that led to the conviction in July of Michael Vagnini.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2013

Video: Texas Trooper Fired for Roadside Cavity Search

A female Texas trooper has been fired and her male partner suspended for a roadside cavity search of two bikini-clad women in Brazoria County.

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