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Excessive Force

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Supreme Court Overturns Key Standard in Police Use-of-Force Cases

The unanimous ruling revives a civil rights lawsuit over a 2016 traffic-stop shooting and mandates broader review of police actions under a 'totality of the circumstances' standard.

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2mo ago

Supreme Court Rejects 'Moment of Threat' Doctrine in Police Use-of-Force Cases

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last yr.

Mistrial Declared in Breonna Taylor Civil Rights Case Against Ex-Louisville Officer

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last yr.

Ex-Gary Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation

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last yr.

Denver to pay $4.7 million to settle George Floyd protest lawsuits

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2y ago

Justice Department Launches Investigation into Conditions at Georgia's Fulton County Jail

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2y ago

Family Seeks Federal Probe into Death of Man Pinned During Psychiatric Intake

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2y ago

California Pays $24 Million Settlement in Death of Man Pinned by Police