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

City attorneys signaled plans to challenge the verdict through post-trial motions.

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