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DOJ Reviews Fort Worth Police After Officers Told Preachers They Could Be Ticketed for ‘Offensive’ Speech

The Civil Rights Division has asked the city for policies and complaint files to decide whether to open a pattern-or-practice investigation.

Oakland Police Meet All 51 Court Reforms, Paving Way to End Federal Oversight

Ex-NYPD Officers Indicted on Civil-Rights Charges in Alleged Queens Brothel Break-In

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

Judge Orders New Federal Trials for 3 Ex-Memphis Officers in Tyre Nichols Case

Former Antioch Officer Sentenced to Seven Years for K-9 Attack and Fraud