Redding was accused of unnecessarily deploying a department K-9, Zepp, who mauled Ellis’ left arm and caused permanent ...

In cases that haven’t gotten a national spotlight, U.S. citizens and legal residents say they’ve been tackled, kicked, or ...

GOP Rep. McCaul: 'Excessive Use of Force Cases Need to Stop' ...

Denver City Council has approved a $325,000 settlement in an excessive use of force case that took place nearly seven years ago and involved a Denver Sheriff Department deputy.

A Brooklyn police sergeant who was responsible for reviewing use-of-force cases has been fired for using excessive force ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury has found a former suburban St. Louis police detective with a string of past misconduct allegations guilty in an excessive force case for kicking a defenseless person ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Garfield Heights police officer accused of contributing to a man’s death by pressing on him while he suffered a medical emergency is also accused in a separate lawsuit of using ...

The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in downtown Denver, which houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. (Photo by Michael Karlik) The Denver-based federal appeals court upheld the dismissal ...

In a decision handed down Monday, the Supreme Court made it even more difficult for victims of police violence to bring action against police officers who use excessive force. As the Los Angeles Times ...

A former Paterson police officer has sued the city, its police department and several officials, alleging civil rights violations and malicious prosecution, after he was indicted and acquitted on ...