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Article • January 3, 2018
Texas Judge Resigns Over Speeding Ticket Quota by For more than 15 years David Viscarde was a volunteer municipal court judge in the small central Texas town of Calvert in Robertson County before he resigned over what he said was pressure by town officials to push speeding tickets through his …
An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018 NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN POLICE USE OF FORCE Roland G. Fryer, Jr Working Paper 22399 http://www.nber.org/papers/w22399 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA …
Article • December 27, 2017
Michigan Supreme Court Uses Technicality to Deny Access to Courts in Suits Against the State by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On June 5, 2015, the Michigan Supreme Court shut the door on two plaintiffs who had been injured by Michigan state employees. On May 19, 2007, Lori Stone injured …
Sixth Circuit: Jail Guard's Criticism of Sheriff was Protected Speech by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Joseph Boulton, a jail guard at the Genesee County, Michigan jail, lost his claim alleging unconstitutional retaliation for protected speech on July 29, 2015. During union arbitration proceedings, Boulton testified that Sheriff Christopher Swanson …
Article • December 27, 2017
Yes, Lawsuits Are Expensive--But So Is Police Misconduct by by Antonio Romanucci Last week [October 2017] my firm, Romanucci & Blandin, secured the largest verdict ever in a police misconduct lawsuit in Illinois against the city of Chicago — $44.7 million. In an op-ed reacting to the verdict, William Choslovsky pointed …
Article • December 21, 2017
Ninth Circuit: Police Brady Duty Was Clearly Established in 1984 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the law was clearly established before 1984 that police officers have a duty to disclose material, exculpatory evidence. In 1963, the United …
Article • December 21, 2017
$2 Million for Police Killing of Woman in Her Home by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson South Carolina police paid $2 million to settle wrongful death claims of the estate of a woman who was shot to death in her home by police while executing a misdemeanor arrest warrant. A …
Article • December 20, 2017
$12,500 Settlement in Oregon Unlawful Search and Seizure Lawsuit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An Oregon man and woman who claimed that Portland police violated their civil rights by unlawfully searching their home have settled a federal lawsuit for $12,500, plus attorney's fees. Sarah Hill and Brent Lopez had …
Article • December 20, 2017
$2,000 Settles Texas False Arrest Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Whitehouse, Texas woman and her minor son have settled a claim of false arrest and false imprisonment for $2,000. Candace Caroline McCarrell was driving with her son, J.M., on June 8, 2012, when she was pulled over …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches
Kentucky Cop Resigns After Unconstitutional Search by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Hopkinsville, Kentucky police officer submitted his resignation September 5, 2017 rather than be fired for several warrantless searches of a home. Officer Jason Brent responded to a home on South Campbell Street in Hopkinsville after receiving a …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct
$1,000,000 Jury Verdict Against Sheriff Who Engaged in Political Retaliation by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Chicago area jury awarded $1,000,000 to a DuPage County Sheriff's deputy who claimed that she was passed over for a promotion because she didn't support the Sheriff's political campaign. Susan Lakics was a …
Article • December 19, 2017
$320,000 Settlement in Wrongful Imprisonment Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest and imprisonment by the LAPD settled for $320,000 on January 16, 2007. The case involved the murder of 16-year-old Martha Puebla, who was shot and killed outside her Sun Valley, California home. Puebla …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct
$1.625 Million Jury Award For Civil Rights Violation by Charlotte "Special Police" by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury awarded over a million and a half dollars in damages to four people injured by Charlotte, North Carolina "Special Police Officers" in a January 2007 decision. The lawsuit stemmed …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Criminal Cops: Tracking Crimes Committed by Police Officers by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Police officers are sworn to uphold the law. When the uniform goes on, they become arbiters and enforcers of right and wrong. But a new police crime database reveals an important and often overlooked aspect of …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches
New Jersey Supreme Court Provides Guidance on “Exigent Circumstances” Warrantless Searches by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling on July 25, 2017 in which it granted qualified immunity to a police officer accused of a police-created “exigent circumstances” search. But in the process …
$450,000 Settlement to Whistleblower in Case of Framing by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled a one-legged woman exonerated of murder can sue a Kentucky State Police (“KSP”) detective whom the woman charged framed her. In connection with her case, a …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
What Do You Get for Kicking Handcuffed Suspects? Promoted and $130,000 Annual Pension for Life by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In most jobs, if you kick a defenseless person multiple times and attempt to cover it up, you will not only get fired, but will probably also get arrested …
Article • December 19, 2017
Retired Police Officer Receives 28-Year Sentence for Drive-By Shooting by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A retired police officer from Hercules, California has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for attempting to murder his estranged wife in a 2015 drive-by shooting. John Goodner was accused of stalking and harassing …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Baltimore Police Department’s Misconduct Scandals Result in Hundreds of Dismissals and Indictment of Eight Officers by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal racketeering investigation into Baltimore Police Department misconduct has resulted in the dismissal of approximately 300 pending prosecutions and investigations into an additional 850, including some that were …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Deadly Excessive Force Claim Because Reasonableness of Officers’ Actions Not Conclusively Established by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment on an excessive force claim in which police officers shot a …
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