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Brown Family Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit After AG Declines Charges in 'Big Sam' Death

The lawsuit shifts the case from a closed criminal review to civil court and presses claims of police misconduct and systemic failures.

Teen Sues After Arkansas State Trooper's Dash Cam Shows Him Punching Her

Evanston Woman Dies After Months in Coma Following Police Encounter

Family Files Claim After Video Shows Fairfield Officer Pulling and Punching Teen

Detroit and Warren Police Sued Over Alleged Warrantless Home Entries and Force

Jury Awards $5.7 Million to Chicago Family Over 2018 Botched SWAT Raid

Chicago Wrongful-Raid Trial Opens With Emotional Testimony From Grandmother

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

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

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

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

Jacksonville Driver Beaten in Viral Traffic Stop Files Federal Civil-Rights Suit

Colorado Springs Approves $3.2 Million Settlement Over 2018 Taser Death