A federal judge ruled that Tayvin Galanakis' lawsuit against the officers who arrested them could go forward. He also approved part of the officers' defamation case against him.
Deputy Jesse Hernandez, whose bullets miraculously missed the handcuffed suspect in the car, resigned during an investigation that found he "violated policy."
An analysis of appeals involving the doctrine finds that less than a quarter "fit the popular conception of police accused of excessive force."
R. Anthony Rupp III was cited and detained after he called a police officer an "asshole" after the cop nearly drove into two pedestrians.
Luke Weiland has filed a lawsuit alleging that police used "excessive" force.
Greg and Teresa Almond lost their house and livelihood over a misdemeanor drug crime. Sheriff's deputies never got a warrant to search their house.
A federal judge allowed a lawsuit against the officers to proceed, finding evidence of several constitutional violations.
The pair were then taken to a local jail, where they were mistreated further.
Tyler Harrington has filed a lawsuit after four police officers burst into his home in the middle of the night.
The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.
Priscilla Villarreal, also known as "Lagordiloca," has sparked a debate about free speech and who, exactly, is a journalist.
The bills would classify police and correctional officers who kill people on the job as crime victims.
Since leaving Houston, Art Acevedo has bounced from job to job, continuing a spotty career marred by scandal.
Florida Republicans and police unions insist that toothless civilian oversight boards are still more scrutiny than police deserve.
His understanding of effective leadership and policing should repel anyone who cares about civil liberties and the rule of law.
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Johnny Jackson had just had surgery for his prostate cancer when three officers arrested him with "brutal force" over his expired vehicle registration.
The former president argues that accountability is the enemy of effectiveness, both for cops and for politicians.
Facial recognition technology is increasingly being deployed by police officers across the country, but the scope of its use has been hard to pin down.
Police forced 44-year-old Teddy Pittman facedown on the road at gunpoint after mistaking him for a fugitive. When they let him go, they slapped him with a traffic ticket.
More than 20 people died while in custody of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department last year.
"You've got to be able to demonstrate some level of legitimacy" the head of the National Sheriffs' Association says of carrying large amounts of cash.
Juries convicted two paramedics and one police officer of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted two other cops.
Two women reported attacks and threats from abusive ex-partners to the police. A lawsuit claimed they were ignored.
The year's highlights in blame shifting.
Police officers already are routinely indemnified, and suing them for abuse is much harder than Trump claims.
His mom is rejecting the prosecutors' absurdly strict probation rules.
An error-prone investigation in search of a fugitive led police to Amy Hadley's house.
FIRE and the ACLU of Vermont are now representing the man in a free speech lawsuit.
In 2020, Harris Elias was arrested for driving drunk even though tests showed he was completely sober. After filing a lawsuit, he's getting a hefty settlement payout.
Andrew Mitchell, who was acquitted on state murder charges in April, plead guilty this month to abducting and detaining two sex worker victims.
An NBC investigation revealed how Jackson, Mississippi, police keep burying people in pauper's graves after failing to inform their families about their deaths.
A report from New Jersey's comptroller criticizes Street Cop Training for encouraging illegal traffic stops.
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the incident as well.
Only 536 people live in this Ohio town that issues 1,800 speeding tickets per month.
A new lawsuit alleges that Deputy Benjamin Jacquot, a school resource officer, slammed an 8-year-old's face into a conference room floor, causing bruises and lacerations.
"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
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