Arrests

Civil Rights Suit Filed Over Stephon Clark Arrests in Sacramento

On March 19, 2019 Civil rights attorney Mark Merin outlines about the upcoming legal battle for the 84 people who were arrested at a recent Stephon Clark protest in East Sacramento. Attorneys for the marchers confronted by police during Stephon Clark demonstrations in East Sacramento are suing the city of Sacramento, Sacramento County and its police and sheriff’s departments in federal court alleging civil rights violations in the mass crackdown that netted 84 people in the March protest. The 34-page suit filed Thursday in Sacramento federal court by attorneys Mark Merin and Paul Masuhara alleges a lengthy list of claims, including assault, false arrest, false imprisonment, unreasonable search and retaliation in the March 4 demonstrations that ended with riot gear-clad police and deputies herding the protesters onto the 51st Street overpass.


NYPD Faces Lawsuit for Withholding Info on Facial Recognition

The NYPD did share one document, a Chief of Detectives memo that instructs officers on protocol to submit a request for a facial recognition search. It’s confirmation the program exists, but not how it’s used, how it was built and what privacy protections are in place for the database of citizens’ faces. Which is unsettling considering that the unit built around the facial identification …


Crown Resorts Faces Class Action From Investors Over China Arrests

 James Packer’s Crown Resorts is facing a potential class action from investors stemming from the imprisonment of its staff in China. Video duration00:48 James Packer returns to Crown board A management shake-up at Crown Resorts, after a horror run in 2016, could leave investors a little confused. Tigerair permanently cancels Bali flights Video duration00:48 Tigerair permanently cancels Bali …


San Jose Police Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Gay Sex Stings – VIDEO

San Jose police are facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly singling out gay men in sex stings at a public restroom. The Police Department cited dozens of men at Columbus Park in 2014 and 2015, charging them under Section 647(d) of the California penal code, which prohibits loitering in or around a public restroom for the purpose of engaging in a lewd or lascivious act. But famed gay civil …


Mom Files Lawsuit Against Murfreesboro Officer After Controversial Child Arrests

The mother of a little girl arrested at her Murfreesboro elementary school earlier this year has filed a lawsuit against a city police officer. Elexecia Martin is demanding a jury trial after she says Officer Chrystal Templeton violated her daughter’s Fourth Amendment rights. It all began when video surfaced in April of two …