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Roadside assistance caught the cop who killed my cousin. Justice shouldn't be so rare. 10 December 2021 Six years ago, my cousin Corey Jones, a musician, was driving home from a gig in Jupiter, Florida, when his SUV broke down. He was on the phone with roadside assistance when an undercover...

Students Have Rights: Court Dumps Evidence After Cops Rely On A Month-Old Anonymous Tip To Search A Minor 9 November 2021 As courts seemingly have to remind school administrators (and their partners in unconstitutional crime, school police officers), students -- even minors -- still have...

Jury deadlocks on whether rifle-butting Nebraska trooper violated motorist's rights 11 November 2021 A federal jury could not agree on whether a former Nebraska state trooper violated a motorist’s civil rights when he bashed him in the head with the butt of an AR-15 rifle. Jurors deadlocked...

Dual arrests of Colorado sheriff leave 1,800-square-mile county with two deputies — and the coroner filling in as top cop 5 November The coroner is now the top law enforcement official in Cheyenne County thanks to a 144-year-old Colorado law that elevated him to the position after the sitting...

Cops Arrested Her for Exercising Her First Amendment Rights. They Got Qualified Immunity—but the Appeals Court Wasn't Having It 3 November 2021 Whether you can exercise your First Amendment rights freely depends, in some cases, on where you live and what judges happen to hear your plea...

Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children 19 October 2021 Royal Smart remembers every detail: the feeling of the handcuffs on his wrists. The panic as he was led outside into the cold March darkness, arms raised, to face a wall of police officers pointing their guns. He was...

Video shows Denver deputy punch inmate in wheelchair 3 June 2020 A Denver Sheriff Department deputy accused of punching an inmate in a wheelchair and lying about it has been cleared of any wrong-doing. Video obtained by the FOX31 Problem Solvers shows the March 20, 2019 incident between...

Denver police beat 60-year-old man who wasn’t suspected of a crime, lawsuit says 10 June 2021 Denver police officers beat a 60-year-old man who wasn’t suspected of a crime and then inaccurately described their actions in reports, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday against the city...

No jail time for Denver police corporal charged with beating handcuffed suspect unconscious in LoDo bar basement Criminal case could be dismissed in a year if Cpl. Michael Oestmann follows court order 6 March 2019 A Denver police corporal charged with assaulting a handcuffed man while he was...

Man wins $2.5 million verdict in excessive force lawsuit against Denver police sergeant and city 4 October 2021 A jury has awarded more than $2.5 million to a man who sued a Denver police sergeant and the city in 2015 when he was shot in the back and hand while he lay facedown with his hands...

Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill. 7 October 2021 In the months after George Floyd’s murder, state legislators across the country tried to undo a legal doctrine that makes it virtually impossible to sue police...

Stockton's killer cops Ronald Zalunardo (left) & John Afanasiev (right) Dad in Need of Help Got Cops Instead, Who Handcuffed and Then Suffocated Him to Death 6 October 2021 Shayne Sutherland was a father of two, a peewee football coach, and worked at the local union. He also had mental...

Most likely the video evidence does not match the storyline that the cops want everyone else to believe. Remember: Cops lie. All. the. Time. And there is no reason to expect the Arvada, Colorado, Police Department to be any different. Arvada, Colorado, trigger-happy Killer Kop Kraig...

Victims of Rights-Violating California Cops May Finally Get Justice in Court 1 October 2021 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 2 into law, despite some objections from police unions. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of police reform bills into law yesterday as the state attempts to...

Two incidents, two lawsuits, same two cops: Unarmed 75-year-old Michael Clark Tasered without warning by Colorado officers Nicholas Hanning & Ellie Summers Officers Nicholas Hanning & Ellie Summers arrested Brady Mistic for not complying with their orders. That’s because he is deaf. Nicholas...

Two incidents, two lawsuits, same two cops: Unarmed 75-year-old Michael Clark Tasered without warning by Colorado officers Nicholas Hanning & Ellie Summers Officers Nicholas Hanning & Ellie Summers arrested Brady Mistic for not complying with their orders. That’s because he is deaf. Nicholas...