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Mehserle Testifies In Civil Rights Trial Involving 2008 Arrest

Former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle testified in federal court that he feared an attack from a combative subject against himself and another officer during a confrontation in late 2008.

November 25, 2011

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Wash. Cop Convicted In Excessive Force Case

A former Los Angeles police officer working in Spokane, Wash., was convicted by a federal jury Wednesday of using excessive force in the beating of a mentally ill man who died after being struck with batons, hogtied, shocked and smothered.

November 2, 2011

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NYPD Cop Charged with Civil Rights Violation

A New York City police officer has been charged in a federal civil rights complaint that he allegedly used a racial slur when refering to an African-American suspect he had arrested.

October 17, 2011

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Friendly Fire Widow Sues City, Late Husband's Fellow Officer

The suit by Samantha Jones, the widow of former Officer Jerry Jones, alleges her husband's civil rights were violated, when he was shot while several officers pursued Brian Good, who had attempted to run over his girlfriend with his vehicle.

September 11, 2011

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The Big Payout

Our legal system is terribly stacked against law enforcement officers and for plaintiff's attorneys. The U.S. code itself specifies how attorney fees will be set in civil rights cases against cops. That's why so many cases are filed against you and the agencies and government entities that employ you. Lawmakers—mostly lawyers themselves—set up paydays for their colleagues.

August 11, 2011

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$1 Jury Award Against Officer Could Cost Seattle $700K

The lawyers for Andrew Rutherford have asked U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman to approve attorneys' fees and costs totaling more than $419,000, according to declarations they filed.

June 30, 2011

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BART Pays $1.3 Million to Oscar Grant's Mother

The Bay Area Rapid Transit has agreed to a legal settlement with the family of Oscar Grant and will pay $1.3 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over his death.

June 29, 2011

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Philadelphia PD To Change Stop and Frisk Policy

The Philadelphia Police Department will change the way it monitors, reviews and audits pedestrian arrests after settling a federal lawsuit filed in November over the department's controversial "stop and frisk" policy.

June 20, 2011

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Mehserle Released from L.A. County Jail

The early release today of former Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Officer Johannes Mehserle brought about two dozen sign-wavers to downtown Los Angeles to object to the officer's early release.

June 12, 2011

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DOJ Opens Probe of Portland Police Bureau

The probe will determine whether there was a "pattern or practice" of excessive force. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division announced the probe Wednesday.

June 8, 2011

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Man who Won Denver Brutality Suit Still Trusts Cops

The man who was given $795,000 by the city of Denver to settle a lawsuit alleging three city officers used excessive force and violated his civil rights has said the incident won't erode his trust in law enforcement.

May 3, 2011

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2 New Orleans Cops Convicted of Beating Death

Two New Orleans Police officers have been convicted in connection with the beating death of Raymond Robair in July 2005, as well as their subsequent cover-up.

April 13, 2011