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Chicago Wrongful-Raid Trial Opens With Emotional Testimony From Grandmother

With no body-camera video from 2018, jurors must weigh starkly conflicting testimony.

Judge Bars Rahm Emanuel From Testifying in Chicago Police Raid Trial

CCPSA Nominates LaKenya White to Lead Chicago’s COPA Permanently

Glendale Detectives Shoot Suspect Who Pointed Gun During Phoenix Foot Chase

Federal Lawsuit Accuses Ex-APD Officer and Austin of Excessive Force in 2024 Arrest

Ramirez Family Sues Brentwood, Demands Release of Body-Cam Video in 72-Year-Old’s Death

Ahmedabad Traffic Cop Suspended After Video Shows Slap at Roadside Stop

Antioch Signs Court-Supervised Deal to Overhaul Police After Racist Texts Scandal

Federal Jury Clears Chicago Officers in 2020 CTA Shooting, Awards No Damages

Jury Awards $4 Million After Clinton Township Officer’s Punch Blinds Man in One Eye

Civil Trial Over 2020 CTA Shooting of Ariel Roman Moves to Opening Statements

San Diego Sets $30 Million Settlement in Teen’s Police Shooting for Council Vote

Oak Lawn Approves $825,000 Settlement in 2022 Teen Arrest Case

Jury Orders LVMPD to Pay $6.5 Million in 2020 Protest Killing, Finds Two Officers Liable

SSC Opens Probe Into Alleged Beating of Activist’s 15-Year-Old Son in Mexico City

Family Sues Eagan Police and Dakota County, Alleging Stroke Was Ignored Before Custodial Death

Solano County Agrees to Pay $17 Million in Settlement Over 2020 Dixon Arrest

79-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Sues DHS for $50 Million Over Van Nuys Car-Wash Raid

Solano County to Pay $17 Million to Nakia Porter Over 2020 Arrest

Chicago Approves $90 Million Settlement Resolving Ronald Watts Misconduct Suits