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$1.5 Million to Family of Biker Slain by Drunk Policeman
The City of Indianapolis has agreed to a $1.5 settlement with the family of a young motorcyclist who was killed by a drunk driving cop.
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The Lesser-Known UC Davis Settlement
The news in the past couple of days has been awash with the announcement of the California Supreme Court task force's report on the infamous UC Davis pepper spraying incident....
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Police Misconduct Costs Beloit $265,000
Beloit, Wisconsin will have to pay $265,000 to a teenager who was illegally strip-searched in public by a police officer. Conner Poff was sitting in his car with some friends...
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Videotaping Police: Dangerous, Lucrative, and Constitutionally Protected
Two court settlements have come down this week that shine light on the increasingly-common practice of videotaping police officers. In Las Vegas, Mitchell Crooks was beaten up by a police...
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Two Recent Negligence Settlements from Public Service Mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes, even those whose sworn mission is to protect and serve or to do no harm. Two settlements were announced this week that demonstrate exactly that. In Brooklyn,...