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fromsfist.com
12 hours ago
US news

City of Antioch Agrees to Pay $4.6 Million Settlement to Resolve a Bounty of Police Misconduct Cases

Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Toronto police officer charged with theft, breach of trust | CBC News

A Toronto police constable is charged with theft after allegedly taking found property instead of logging it; he faces additional charges and has been suspended.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Billy Elliot star mistaken for terrorist by police wins up to 600k after injury

Billy Elliot cast member Alexander Loxton will receive up to £600,000 after a Met police officer stamped on his foot, causing a career-ending ankle injury.
fromsfist.com
12 hours ago
US news

City of Antioch Agrees to Pay $4.6 Million Settlement to Resolve a Bounty of Police Misconduct Cases

US news
fromThe Mercury News
21 hours ago

Family sues over death of Hayward Marine veteran who was tased, given controversial sedative

Hayward police and Falck paramedics allegedly negligently tased, tackled and chemically sedated Marine veteran Nathan Hoang with midazolam, leading to his death in custody.
#wrongful-conviction
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago
Toronto

Charge withdrawn against Toronto man who spent 23 years in prison for murder | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

New trial ordered for Ontario man convicted of girl's murder but it will probably never happen | CBC News

fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago
California

Wrongfully convicted man to get $19-million settlement from Baldwin Park

Daniel Saldana, wrongfully convicted in a 1989 drive-by shooting, will receive $19.1 million after being declared factually innocent.
fromBoston.com
1 month ago
Boston

'Widespread practice': Man wrongly convicted of Roxbury murder says detectives framed him

Boston officers allegedly forced false identifications and buried evidence, causing wrongful convictions and prompting a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the City of Boston.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago
Toronto

Charge withdrawn against Toronto man who spent 23 years in prison for murder | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

New trial ordered for Ontario man convicted of girl's murder but it will probably never happen | CBC News

#free-speech
fromJezebel
1 day ago
US politics

Larry Bushart, the Man Jailed 37 Days for a Single Trump Meme, Has Filed His Inevitable Lawsuit

fromJezebel
1 day ago
US politics

Larry Bushart, the Man Jailed 37 Days for a Single Trump Meme, Has Filed His Inevitable Lawsuit

US politics
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil

A former cop sued a sheriff and others for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights after being jailed 37 days over a reposted Trump meme.
fromMission Local
2 days ago

Remove S.F. deputies who allegedly mass strip-searched women in jail, social justice orgs demand

Last month, 19 women filed a claim with the city alleging that, on May 22, sheriff's deputies ordered them to undress in front of each other, laughed at them, and filmed the proceedings with their body-worn cameras. Immediately after Mission Local first reported the allegations on Nov. 20, several members of the Board of Supervisors called for action. Criminal justice, human rights, and women's advocates rallied in front of the jail at 425 Seventh St. the following week.
Social justice
#in-custody-death
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Met police sergeant who told colleague she was using the pregnancy card' dismissed

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
UK news
#sexual-abuse
#hillsborough-disaster
fromIndependent
1 week ago
UK politics

Eamonn Sweeney: Hillsborough disaster was the rotten culmination of a rotten decade in England

fromIndependent
1 week ago
UK politics

Eamonn Sweeney: Hillsborough disaster was the rotten culmination of a rotten decade in England

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Dawn Sturgess family statement in full following release of inquiry report

The family of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess says Wiltshire Police wrongly characterised her as a drug user and the inquiry vindicates her, warning the error risked public safety.
#hillsborough
#metropolitan-police
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Newcastle to complain about how fans were treated

Newcastle will complain to UEFA, Marseille and French police after officers allegedly used disproportionate force against travelling supporters after the Champions League defeat.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Inglewood Police Department 'systematically' violated state public records law, judge rules

The Inglewood Police Department "systematically" violated state public records laws by disregarding requests for documents related to police misconduct, including fatal shootings, and must now post the information on its website, a judge has ruled.
Law
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Police officers should face misconduct proceedings in Ilford 'body in a boot' murder case, says watchdog

Four Northamptonshire police officers face misconduct proceedings over alleged failures in investigating Harshita Brella's reported domestic abuse before her death.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

How Alameda County's stonewalling legal approach has cost taxpayers millions

Alameda County's aggressive litigation strategy has produced prolonged legal battles, costing taxpayers millions in attorneys' fees and multimillion-dollar settlements.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 weeks ago

SF Sheriff's Office Hit With New Scandal of Officers Allegedly Taking Video of Women's Strip Searches

San Francisco Sheriff's deputies allegedly filmed and laughed during unlawful, degrading strip searches of at least 20 incarcerated women, prompting claims and potential lawsuits.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago

We Have to Stop Electing Angry Idiots Like Clay Higgins to Congress

Rep. Clay Higgins physically shoved an activist at a Capitol press availability and has a prior record of alleged police brutality and false statements.
#david-carrick
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ex-police officer David Carrick found guilty of raping ex-partner and molesting girl

Former Metropolitan police officer David Carrick guilty of historic child molestation, multiple rapes, indecent assaults and coercive behaviour spanning 35 years.
#sexual-violence
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Parents get 20k payout' after unlawful arrest over school WhatsApp row

A couple arrested after complaining about their daughter's school on WhatsApp received a £20,000 payout after police admitted the arrest was unlawful.
Media industry
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

The Fight Against Authoritarian Creep Gets Great News From an Unlikely State

A small Marion, Kansas newspaper won a $3 million settlement and a written apology after an unlawful raid that threatened press freedom.
California
fromKqed
1 month ago

After Ousting Embattled Sheriff, San Mateo County Supervisors Name Her Replacement | KQED

Ken Binder, a Gilroy police official and former Santa Clara County undersheriff, was appointed San Mateo County sheriff after Christina Corpus was removed from office.
Television
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Inside Caroline Flack's harrowing final months - and why her mother is still fighting for the truth

Caroline Flack's mother alleges police and CPS treated her daughter unfairly after an arrest, turning a minor incident into events preceding her suicide.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Senior police officer investigated after drone crash injures child

A Kent Police drone struck an overhead cable, fell and hit a child; the IOPC launched an independent misconduct investigation into a serving special inspector.
Law
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Several police officials in Karen Read's case faced scrutiny or discipline. Where are they now?

High-profile murder case ended in acquittal on homicide charges but produced widespread scrutiny, suspensions, and discipline of multiple law enforcement officials involved.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Tommy Robinson rightfully cleared of terror charges as the police took a 'discriminatory stance' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The police claimed that Robinson gave them so-called "vague replies" over what he was legally doing, then they demanded access to his iPhone then quoting Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, which is used for terrorists, Robinson is not and has never been a terrorist. The Act, when quoted, give the police the power to any person travelling through a UK port "to determine whether they may be involved or concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism".
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Doreen Lawrence calls for cowardly' undercover officer to face public inquiry

The mother of Stephen Lawrence is pressing for the cowardly undercover police officer who spied on her family's campaign for justice to be questioned at a public inquiry. The spycops inquiry has previously ruled that the undercover officer, David Hagan, was too ill to give live evidence, after submissions by his lawyers. But this ruling is to be challenged on Monday by Doreen Lawrence and many victims of covert surveillance who argue that Hagan is a key witness in a crucial issue that is being examined by the inquiry.
UK politics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Ex-Stoughton officer now charged with death of Sandra Birchmore's unborn baby

Prosecutors say Farwell groomed Birchmore from the time she was a high school student, committing statutory rape and engaging in a yearslong sexual relationship with her. She became pregnant in late 2020 and told Farwell that he was the father. He allegedly killed her in February 2021 to prevent the truth about their relationship from coming to light, strangling her in her apartment and staging it to look like a suicide.
Law
SF politics
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Judge dismisses charges against ICE protester tackled by S.F. police

Body-camera footage led a San Francisco judge to dismiss all charges against protester Luis Leal who was struck by police.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Police reviewing' video of officer confronting man filming people

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

The Kavanaugh Stop's Legacy: 50 Days, 170+ Detained Citizens, Zero Answers - Above the Law

Importantly, reasonable suspicion means only that immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and inquire about immigration status. If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter. Only if the person is illegally in the United States may the stop lead to further immigration proceedings.
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people | Gaby Hinsliff

Systemic failures by social services, police, and local authorities allowed the grooming and repeated rape of vulnerable children like Fiona Goddard to continue for years.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Met Police officer caught on camera making floridly racist' comments sacked

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
UK news
Law
fromAtlanta Black Star
1 month ago

'Thrown Into the Air': NYPD Cops Swerved Into Black Man on Scooter, Then Tried to Blame Him with a Bizarre Lie Until the Video Dropped, Lawsuit Claims

Unmarked NYPD officers swerved into a bicycle lane in 2023, colliding with Delonny Davis on a scooter; surveillance contradicted officers' claims, prompting a federal lawsuit.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Former cop sued for $300K after collecting deposits for alleged real estate deposit scam | CBC News

The fact that he met them in public [near] his place of work, which is a police station, obviously provided, I would think, some other form of assurance for our clients that this was a legitimate real estate transaction, said Alex Henderson, the plaintiffs' lawyer. He was someone whose job is to maintain public trust as a police officer; I'm sure that did play a role in our clients decision to trust him.
Canada news
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Cops allegedly planted drugs on him & humiliatingly arrested him. Now he's running for Senate. - LGBTQ Nation

Dakarai Larriett is not your conventional candidate for the U.S. Senate, least of all from Alabama. The gay, Black 43-year-old entrepreneur and community activist founded a pet aromatherapy business, studied dance at a progressive high school in Birmingham, champions the rights of trans people in the Cotton State, and embraces his ghost sightings as a gift. He's also sunny, charming, and attractive, and has surrounded himself with an experienced team of political veterans in his campaign for U.S. Senator from Alabama.
US politics
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