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

The legal filing is a required precursor to a civil lawsuit that could prompt firing, criminal review, and changes to school policing procedures.

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

Louisiana Reaches Tentative $4.8 Million Settlement With Ronald Greene’s Family

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

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

NYC Police Union Sues Watchdog Over Release of Unproven Misconduct Claims

NYPD Disbands Brooklyn Narcotics Team, Orders 90-Day Review After Beating Video

Texas Mom Detained in Mistaken-Match Stop Hires Lawyer as Fulshear Police Defend Tactics

Teen Sues San Bernardino Police Over Alleged Body-Slam Caught on Video

Hurst Mother, Lawyer Press City Leaders Over Disputed Traffic-Stop Arrest

Tuskegee Coach Benjy Taylor Set to File Lawsuit Against Morehouse and Two Campus Officers

NYC Paid $117 Million in 2025 to Settle NYPD Misconduct Suits

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

Chicago Wrongful-Raid Trial Opens With Emotional Testimony From Grandmother

Judge Bars Rahm Emanuel From Testifying in Chicago Police Raid Trial

CCPSA Nominates LaKenya White to Lead Chicago’s COPA Permanently

Met Police Settles Wrong-Address Taser Case With Pensioner for Nearly £50,000

Disabled Dundee Man Receives Undisclosed Payout in Police Scotland Settlement

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