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Black man says he was shot in face, waterboarded by white deputies in Mississippi as FBI launches civil rights probe

Jason KandelFeb 18th
Memphis Police Beat Tyre Nichols as He Screamed for His Mother: Video

Jason KandelJan 27th
Attorneys for Family of Tyre Nichols Say Memphis Police Acted Like He Was ‘Human Piñata’

Marisa SarnoffJan 24th
Colorado Cops Left High School Student in ‘Fog of Pepper Spray’ for 10 Minutes as She Had a Panic Attack in Back of Squad Car, Lawsuit Says

Matt NahamOct 21st
Former Police Chief and Later Chief Deputy Sentenced for Punching Compliant Arrestees in the Face While They Were Handcuffed

Colin KalmbacherAug 27th
Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself, Says High School Graduate’s Excessive Force Claim Against Deputy Can Proceed

Marisa SarnoffJul 20th
SCOTUS Sides with Police in Two Qualified Immunity Cases, Reverses Two Circuit Courts

Elura NanosOct 18th
Louisiana State Trooper Said Brutal Beating of Black Man with Flashlight Was ‘Pain Compliance’ (VIDEO)

Jerry LambeAug 26th
Former Louisville Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Hitting Protester on the Back of the Head With a Baton During Breonna Taylor Protest

Colin KalmbacherAug 5th
Colorado Man, 75, Sues Police for Tasing Him in His Apartment, Claims ‘He Will Never Be Whole Again’

Marisa SarnoffJul 26th
Bank Robbery Hostage’s Lawsuit Against Trooper Who Shot Her Revived by Federal Appeals Court

Elura NanosMay 12th
Police Sgt. Responsible for Shooting of Mentally Ill, Unarmed Man Now Assistant Chief of Police

Matt ClibanoffAug 21st
San Francisco Doesn’t Want Jurors to Hear Witnesses Say Mario Woods’ Death by Police Was ‘Unnecessary’

Colin KalmbacherMar 6th
NYPD Opens Excessive Force Investigation After Video Shows Cops Beating Black Man with Batons

Colin KalmbacherJan 9th
Video Suggests Deputy Lied About Pepper-Spraying 73-Year-Old Veteran

Colin KalmbacherDec 11th
Court Not Having It When Cop Who ‘Sucker-Punched’ Clerk Claimed It was Police Policy

Alberto LuperonSep 10th
Lawsuit Already Filed Alleging Police Excessive Force, Illegal Arrests on Inauguration Day

Chris WhiteJan 20th
Federal Officer Apparently Kicked Suspect Who Was Facedown (Video)

Alberto LuperonOct 21st
Supreme Court Takes Case Involving Cross-Border Killing of Mexican Teenager by U.S. Border Patrol

Chris WhiteOct 17th
Teen Tased in Chest for 20 Seconds Files Lawsuit Against Cops, TASER

Chris WhiteSep 27th