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Excessive force
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EvidenceProf Blog
No Contest: 3rd Circuit Finds Nolo Contendere Plea Inadmissible In Excessive Force Case
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 410(a)(2) provides thatIn a civil or criminal case, evidence of the following is not admissible against the defendant who made the plea or participated in the plea…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Arrested & Cuffed for Being in Wrong Class
This story comes from the Courthouse News Service, which reports in part: Castaneda [the plaintiff] says he had severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the school knew it. He says…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Nov. 26, 2013
African American judge alleges that UCLA police used excessive force when they stopped him ostensibly for not wearing his seat belt. NSA likely accessed Google and Yahoo user data through…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Cop facing criminal charges, embroiled in civil rights lawsuit resigns
Last month, Skokie police officer Michael Hart was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct after shoving a woman into a jail cell with such force that her injuries required reconstructive…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Cops who shot gun owner denied immunity
The title of this post comes from this article about a gun owner who was shot by sheriff's deputies when he stepped outside his cousin's home with his gun to…
Education Law Prof Blog
Eleventh Circuit Denies Officers Qualified Immunity in School Macing Case
The EleventhCircuit Court of Appeals recently rejected Birmingham police officers’ claimsof qualified immunity in a lawsuit challenging the useof chemical sprays on high school students. The circuit court’s ruling on…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Appellate Court Overturns $2,000,000 Verdict for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Punitive Damages in Case alleging Excessive Force by Police
Carlos Pacheco was 23 years old and had a five year history of seizure disorders. Typically, an ambulance would be summoned to his apartment in the Bronx and he'd be…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Probe of Border Patrol Brutality and Excessive Force
From the Southern Border Communities CoalitionProbe of Border Agency Opens Amidst Wave of Deadly ShootingsBorder Groups Alarmed, Fault Leadership Vacuum at CBPSouthern Border Region: After years of advocating for the…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$93,000 Verdict in Federal Court Jackson Division Police Excessive Force Case
The Clarion-Ledger reported Saturday on a $93,000 jury verdict in an excessive force case against three Madison police officers. Here is a link to the article. The article states: Steve…
Criminal
$250,000 Verdict in North Mississippi Federal Court Excessive Force Trial
On November 16 a Western Division North Mississippi Federal Court Jury returned a $250,000 verdict in an excessive force case in Wilson v. Desoto County. Here is the Pre-trial Order,…