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Jersey City Settles Police Brutality Lawsuit for $14,500

Jersey City has agreed to pay a city resident $14,500 to settle a police brutality lawsuit the man filed two years ago, court records show. In a federal lawsuit initially filed Sept. 3, 2014, Tevin Henry accused more than a dozen police officers of assaulting him after they ordered him to stop while he was riding a bicycle on Winfield Avenue at 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2012. Henry said in his …



Embattled Rockford Cop Jonathan Hedges Among Defendants in Excessive Force Lawsuit

By Kristen Zambo Staff writer Follow @@kristenzamboPosted Sep. 1, 2016 at 10:33 am Updated Sep 1, 2016 at 11:58 PMFollow @@kristenzambo ROCKFORD — A Rockford police officer with a history of professional and legal troubles is one of three officers accused of using excessive force during a Rockford man’s arrest. An attorney for Torrey T. Turner, of Rockford, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in U.S. …


Texas Teacher Slammed to Ground by Austin Cops Files Lawsuit

A Texas teacher who was slammed to the ground by cops and told blacks have “violent tendencies” has filed a lawsuit against the city of Austin. Dashcam video shows Breaion King, who is black, being shoved to the ground by a white officer during a traffic stop in June 2015. Later, another Austin officer can be heard making the remark after engaging in a discussion with King.


Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Tourism Marketing District Fee

The Superior Court of California has issued a tentative ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed over a hotelier-approved assessment on hotel room bills, which funds operations of the San Diego Tourism Marketing District. Judge Joel Wohlfeil said the court found that San Diegans for Open Government, represented by local attorney Cory Briggs, does not have standing since it does not include parties …


Lawrence Police Officer Named in Excessive Force Lawsuit No Longer Employed by the Department

A Lawrence police officer accused of using excessive force during the arrest of a local firefighter no longer works for the department, the city says. Tuesday was the last day of work for Lawrence Police Officer Frank McClelland, who is listed among the defendants in an excessive use of force lawsuit filed against the city, said Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard. He began working for the …


Lawsuit Filed Over Security at Los Angeles Rams Games

HomeArticlesLocal NewsLawsuit Filed Over Security At Los Angeles Rams Games Lawsuit filed over Security at Los Angeles Rams games Tweet Photo Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A taxpayer lawsuit will be filed today against the city of Los Angeles alleging an unlawful “gift of public funds” to the Los Angeles Rams in the form of security at home games. { “position1” : { “type” : “live”, …


Taxpayer Lawsuit Tackles Funding for Rams Security

A taxpayer lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles alleges an unlawful “gift of public funds” to the Los Angeles Rams in the form of security at home games and calls for changes to how those officers are paid. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by former Los Angeles City Councilmember Dennis Zine, a former police officer, and Los Angeles resident James Bibeau seeks “to prevent the city from expending …


Op-Ed: Lawsuit Targeting Denver’s Homeless Policies Is Off-Base and Reckless

Homelessness may be the most difficult issue these days for municipal government, at least in big cities like Denver. Every conceivable policy is controversial and denounced as inhumane or, alternatively, as an affront to neighborhoods and the safety and image of commercial districts. Denver has tried to thread the needle by offering a broad spectrum of services on which the city says it spends …


Lawsuit by Boston Police Delays Use of Body Cameras

The start of a program to equip 100 Boston police officers with body cameras has been delayed so a judge can consider a request from the city’s largest police union to temporarily halt the program. An agreement with Boston’s largest police union to have 100 officers wear body cameras was praised as a step toward greater accountability. But by Thursday’s scheduled rollout, not a single …