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Cleveland Reaches Settlement With Justice Department Over Police Conduct
By Mitch Smith and Matt Apuzzo The city of Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over what federal authorities said was a pattern of unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force, people briefed on the case said … Continue reading
Chicago To Pay $5 Million To Family Teen Shot 16 Times By Cop While Allegeldly Wielding Knife
Associated Press Federal and county prosecutors are investigating the October fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer of a teenager who authorities say was wielding a knife, and the city says it will pay his family $5 million to preclude … Continue reading
Feds Launch Investigation Into Death of a Chicago Teen Shot 16 Times and Killed by Police
By Leon Neyfakh A Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black teenager 16 times in October is the focus of a criminal investigation being conducted by federal prosecutors and the FBI, according to the Chicago Tribune. Laquan McDonald was … Continue reading
Fleece Force: How Police And Courts Around Ferguson Bully Residents And Collect Millions
By Ryan J. Reilly & Mariah Stewart “Lacee Scott?” the judge called. The 23-year-old rose from a hard black plastic chair, walked past the fireplace and stood before the table at the front of the living room. From the outside, … Continue reading
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