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A string of incidents of police misconduct by the group of four Oakland PD officers known as "the Oakland Riders" came to light. [4] 119 people pressed civil rights lawsuits for unlawful beatings and detention, ultimately settling for $11 million with an agreement that the Oakland Police Department would implement significant reforms. [5]
Williams argued that Raleigh police violated her civil rights when an officer wrongfully arrested her at a downtown Black Lives Matter protest. The city agreed to a settlement with Williams, who ...
The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits, a statewide pattern of misconduct that places the public at ... A broad civil rights inquiry ...
For decades, records concerning police discipline were confidential under former Section 50-a of the Civil Rights Law. However, in the wake of the George Floyd police reform protests, the New York ...
Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...
Davis was convicted in 1996 on two federal civil rights charges for directing Hardy to murder Groves and for witness tampering. Davis was initially sentenced to death on April 26, 1996. The Fifth Circuit, however, reversed his death sentence when his conviction for witness tampering was thrown out. A subsequent jury also chose the death penalty ...
Chicago's 2024 budget only accounted for $82 million of taxpayer dollars to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits. Therefore, taxpayers will now bear the brunt of an additional $25.5 million.
Earl Sampson is a black man from Miami Gardens, Florida, who, beginning in 2008, was repeatedly arrested by police for trespassing while he was at his own place of employment. His federal civil rights lawsuit against the city was settled under undisclosed terms in 2015.