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Ala. Chief Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he was moved to tears Saturday after Montgomery (Ala.) Police Chief Kevin Murphy presented the badge off of his uniform along with an apology to Lewis and other Freedom Riders for police officers' failure to act during a 1961 attack.

March 4, 2013

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Judge Lets NYPD Resume Stop-and-Frisks

A federal judge is allowing the New York Police Department to temporarily resume some controversial Bronx residential trespass stops.

January 21, 2013

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Judge Limits NYPD's Stop and Frisks In the Bronx

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Tuesday that the New York Police Department's practice of stopping people suspected of trespassing outside private buildings in the Bronx was unconstitutional.

January 7, 2013

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Video: NYPD Cop Calls Teen 'F**king Mutt' During Stop-and-Frisk

An NYPD officer told a 16-year-old student he stopped him because he was "a f**king mutt" in audio captured by the teen and included in a report from The Nation criticizing the agency's stop-and-frisk policy.

October 10, 2012

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Ga. Chief Convicted of Abusing Detainee

A federal jury convicted a former Georgia police chief Thursday of abusing a pre-trial detainee. The 54-year-old Walter Young, the former chief of the Omega Police Department, now faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

August 1, 2012

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Video: N.J. Paraplegic Sues Cops Over OIS

A New Jersey teenager who fired blanks to stop an assault by gang members claims he was shot three times by responding undercover officers who shot him in the back.

August 1, 2012

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Video: FBI Enhances Video In Evidence-Planting Claim

The FBI agreed Monday to enhance patrol-car video footage from a 2009 arrest involving a man who accused two El Paso (Texas) Police officers of planting cocaine on him.

July 30, 2012

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SCOTUS Won't Review Police TASER Use

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the cases of two women who claimed officers violated their civil rights when they used TASERs on them. The justices rejected the two appeals from the Ninth Circuit Court at a May 24 conference.

May 28, 2012

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DOJ Sues Sheriff Arpaio for Discrimination

The Department of Justice filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, setting up an election-year court battle between "America's Toughest Sheriff" and the Obama Administration.

May 9, 2012

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Arpaio Rejects Monitor, DOJ Threatens Court Battle

Sheriff Joe Arpaio flatly rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's demand for an independent monitor of his operations, triggering a likely federal court fight with the Obama Administration during an election year.

April 3, 2012

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Ga. Chief Indicted for Assaulting Detainee

A grand jury in Macon, Ga., has indicted Omega Police Chief Walter Young for physically abusing a man in custody, the Department of Justice has announced.

March 18, 2012

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Feds: Excessive Force by Seattle Cops Is 'Systemic'

The U.S. Department of Justice sharply rebuked the Seattle Police Department today, claiming cops use excessive force that's unconstitutional 20% of the time.

December 15, 2011