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Brooklyn Man Beaten in Mistaken-Identity Arrest Files $100 Million Claim Against NYPD

The claim heightens scrutiny of NYPD narcotics tactics during a pending 90-day review.

Cleveland and DOJ Ask Court to End 2015 Police Consent Decree

Federal Judge Bars LAPD From Using 40mm, 37mm Crowd-Control Projectiles After Contempt Ruling

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

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

Peekskill Officer Put on Paid Leave After Video of Violent Arrest Prompts DA Probe

UK Plans Law to Restore Criminal Test in Police Misconduct Use‑of‑Force Cases

Kissimmee Deputy Police Chief Put on Leave as Internal Probe Nears Conclusion

Federal Court Ends Seattle Police Consent Decree, Restores City Control

Appellate Court Affirms Public Hearings and Payroll Rights in Chicago Police Misciplin Discipline

Former NSW Officers Plead Guilty to Assault in Emu Plains Welfare Check

Homeland Security Agent Sues SDPD Officer and City Over Alleged Costco Parking Lot Assault

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

Fulton County Jail Sergeant Indicted on Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges

Berlin Court Rules Police 'Pain Grip' on Activist Unlawful

Chicago Approves $280K Settlement for Activist Injured by Police at 2020 Protest

Justice Department and Louisville Agree to Consent Decree on Police Reforms

Mixed Verdict in Trial of Memphis Officers for Tyre Nichols' Death

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe into Mississippi Sheriff's Department Amid Brutality Allegations

Former Memphis Officers on Trial for Tyre Nichols' Death