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Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department, DOJ Civil Rights Division, 2015 Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division March 4, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. REPORT SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 1 II. BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................. 6 III. FERGUSON LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON GENERATING REVENUE ............................................................................................... …
Manual for Victims of Police Misconduct NLG - NPAP Disclaimer In providing this manual, the National Police Accountability Project (NPAP) does not intend this information to be relied upon by any person or entity as a substitute for legal research by a competent licensed attorney. The information provided in the …
Illinois: Exonerated Sex Offender Sues for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna An Illinois man who was wrongfully convicted of a sex offense, and released from prison after his supposed victim was discredited, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago, the Chicago police department and other defendants as …
Police State: How America’s Cops Get Away with Murder (Book Review) by Bill Trine Police State: How America’s Cops Get Away with Murder, by Gerry Spence (St. Martin’s Press, 2015). 338 pages, hard cover. $19.40 Book review by Bill Trine In recent years, the American public has witnessed shocking videos, …
Article • January 13, 2016
Baltimore Settles Lawsuit over Confiscation of Cell Phone Recording of Arrest by Derek Gilna The City of Baltimore has settled a lawsuit filed by a citizen at Pimlico Racetrack who filmed an arrest at the track and whose cell phone camera was confiscated by police. Christopher Sharp was told by …
Innocence Project Frees Thirty One People in 2013 by Thirty one people were exonerated by the Innocence Network in 2013. Three of them were women. All total, these prisoners served 451 years of illegal incarceration. Bennie Starks spent 20 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of raping a 69-year-old …
Article • January 12, 2016
Dead Convicted Rapist Cop to be Sentenced by David Reutter A California court is scheduled to follow a victim’s request to sentence her rapist despite the fact that he committed suicide. Anthony Nicholas Orban was an Orange County detective who was off-duty when he went out “boozing and stalking cute …
Article • January 11, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Florida Murder Suspect’s Confession Suppressed; TV Show Video also Barred by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the suppression of a murder case defendant’s statement due to a Miranda violation. The constitutional violation occurred as detectives were “shadowed” by a crew from the television show The First 48. The …
Raza v. City of NY, NY, Stip of Settlement and Order, religious discrimination, 2016 Case 1:13-cv-03448-PKC-JO Document 121-1 Filed 01/07/16 Page 1 of 9 PageID #: 2515 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------x HAMID HASSAN RAZA, MASJID AL-ANSAR, ASAD DANDIA, MUSLIMS GIVING BACK, MASJID AT-TAQWA, and …
Brief • January 7, 2016
Fields v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Plf Brief Opp Def Mot SJ, False Arrest Video On-Duty Police, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RICHARD FIELDS, Plaintiff, : : : v. : : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al., : Defendants. : ____________________________________ : : …
Article • January 6, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct
80 NYPD and FDNY Retirees Indicted in 106-Defendant SSDI Fraud Indictment by Christopher Zoukis One hundred and six defendants -- including at least 80 retired officers from the New York City Police Department, New York City Fire Department, and New York Department of Corrections -- were indicted January 7, 2014, …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000 by Matthew Clarke Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000 by Matt Clarke In January 2014, the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a man claiming his wrongful conviction was the …
Publication • December 7, 2015
New York State Police, Letter of Censure for Trooper Vincent T. Castro, 2015 4 w State ~TE Police RK JOSEPH A. D'AMICO Superintendent ANDREW M. CUOMO Governor STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK STATE POLICE TROOP "F" HEADQUARTERS 55 CRYSTAL RUN ROAD MIDDLETOWN, NY 10941 (845) 344-5300 December 7, 2015 …
Article • December 3, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners Released as New York Prosecutors Review Tainted Cases; $23.4 Million in Settlements Thus Far by Mark Wilson Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners Released as New York Prosecutors Review Tainted Cases; $23.4 Million in Settlements Thus Far by Mark Wilson Scores of prisoners from New York City have claimed for …
Brief • November 18, 2015
Murphy et al v. City of Key West, FL, Deposition - Lee, police policy, 2015 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION CASE NO.: 4:15-CV-10044-JEM MARTY MURPHY, as Guardian for MATTHEW SHAUN MURPHY, and MARIE K. ANNULYSSE, as natural Parent of …
Article • November 17, 2015
Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability by Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed …
Article • November 17, 2015
First Circuit: First Amendment Right to Film Traffic Stops by First Circuit: First Amendment Right to Film Traffic Stops On May 23, 2014, the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied an appeal filed by the Weare, New Hampshire, police department and several of its officers challenging a district court …
Article • November 16, 2015
Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Open Records Act Exception by Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Open Records Act Exception The Supreme Court of Kentucky affirmed, on December 19, 2013, the state court of appeals’ affirmation of the circuit court’s finding for the city of Hopkinsville (the City) in a dispute with the …
Article • November 16, 2015
Federal: New York City Held Liable for Unconstitutional Terry Stops and Racial Profiling by Federal: New York City Held Liable for Unconstitutional Terry Stops and Racial Profiling The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York held the City of New York (“City”) liable for violating the …
Article • November 16, 2015
Officers’ Unions’ Motions to Intervene in Federal Stop-And-Frisk Suits Held Untimely and Insubstantial by Officers’ Unions’ Motions to Intervene in Federal Stop-And-Frisk Suits Held Untimely and Insubstantial The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s denial of the officers’ unions’ motions to intervene …
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