Criminal Law
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A Federal Lawsuit Alleges ‘Sadistic Welcome’ for Prison Inmates in Los Lunas
Corrections officers at a prison in Los Lunas subjected inmates to sexually degrading strip searches,…
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Former Inmates Sue County Jail Over Abuse and Abhorrent Conditions
Three former inmates are suing the Passaic County Jail, its warden and the county sheriff over…
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A Victims’ Family is Suing an Atlanta Gentlemen’s Club After Man is Shot Dead
More than two months after a man was shot and killed outside of an Atlanta…
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Fresno Mayor Calls for State Criminal Justice Reform After Sacramento Mass Shooting
Local leaders are speaking out following the mass shooting over the weekend in Sacramento. Fresno…
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The Supreme Court Makes it Easier to Sue Police When Criminal Charges are Dropped
The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to sue police and the government for malicious prosecution…
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A $4.8 Million Settlement Was Reached Due to a State Trooper’s Fatal Shooting of a Black Driver
The state of Georgia will pay a $4.8 million settlement to the family of a…
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A Lawsuit Against Fayette County was Settled After Wrongful Conviction of a Man Imprisoned for 26 Years
David Munchinski spent nearly 26 years incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit. He then…
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Washington’s King County Will Pay $3 Million to Settle a Lawsuit Over a Jail Beating
King County will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by an incarcerated man…
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Law Enforcement Leaders Announce new Criminal Justice Initiative to Fight Gun Violence
Law enforcement agencies in Ohio will be given more access to technology to help identify…
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A Tennessee Man Is Convicted in Two 2019 Murders
A Tennessee man was convicted Thursday in two stabbing deaths outside a Nashville bar in…
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