The Supreme Court refused Monday to block an excessive force lawsuit against a former Los Angeles Police Department officer ...

It was the second victory for Officer Jason Gillespie, accused by a Phoenix woman of violating her civil rights during a 2014 ...

A Westerly police officer will return to work following a lengthy investigation into allegations of excessive force stemming ...

Five years after the nationwide protests of the police killing of George Floyd, “the number of people killed by the police continues to rise each year ….” Steven Rich, Tim Arango, Nicholas ...

A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy will serve four months in prison on a misdemeanor conviction for using excessive force after the new Trump-appointed US attorney offered an unusual plea deal despite a ...

Former Melvindale police Lt. Matthew Furman will serve six months in the Wayne County Jail after a jury found him guilty of a felony misconduct in office charge in connection with an excessive force ...

A Kentucky state trooper pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of two men by using excessive force in their arrests in ...

The City of Burlington has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from the arrest and alleged mistreatment of a black teenager in 2021. Top video: See previous coverage The ...

Martha Winkler claims Phoenix Officer Jason Gillespie went too far taking her to the ground in an arrest that started over a ...

Fed. Judge Slashes $12.75M 'Grossly Excessive' Punitive Damages Award in Fatal Police Shooting Case "Chandler’s conduct was not so reprehensible that it warrants a punitive damages award that is more ...

CHARLESTON — The board that does liability insurance for state agencies and awards settlements is reducing the amount of money victims of excessive force — like those in police custody — can be ...