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On Saturday night, July 15, 2017, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Justine Ruszczyk called 9-1-1 because she was concerned that a sexual assault may have been taking place in an alley near…
Read More On Friday, July 14, 2017, a federal court jury handed down a unanimous verdict, awarding more than $15 million to the parents and son of Leonard Thomas. In 2013, Thomas…
Read More A July 2017 report released from the Office of the Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Justice includes a review of the use of restrictive housing for inmates with…
Read More On July 13, 2017, a jury handed down their ruling in a civil case related to the alleged fatal police shooting of Ashley DiPiazza that occurred in Madison, Wisconsin, in…
Read More In early July 2017, 46-year-old Nhan Thang Nguyen was sentenced to ten years of prison and ten years of probation, after pleading guilty to an alleged shooting that occurred in…
Read More On Thursday, July 13, 2017, an Arlington mother, Latasha Nelson, accused Arlington police officers of promising to drop charges against her sons in exchange for video she shot from her…
Read More On Sunday afternoon, July 9, 2017, video surveillance allegedly recorded 31-year-old Christopher Geddes shoplifting inside a CVS Pharmacy in Dallas, Texas. According to the Dallas Police Department (DPD), Geddes got…
Read More In news out of Austin, Texas, on July 12, 2017, the district attorney in Travis County is requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court hear the 2013 case of a Caucasian…
Read More On Sunday, July 9, 2017, Forty-three-year-old Eloy Villanueva was discovered dead in his cell at Travis County Jail at about noon. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead. Villanueva was…
Read More A recent Gallup Poll indicates that public confidence in the police returned to an historical average in 2017. The poll indicated that confidence in the police had dropped to a…
Read More Adrian Salazar, age 22, was arrested on July 4 on Airport Road and has been charged with resisting arrest and, for the second time, driving while intoxicated (DWI). At the…
Read More Pre-trial detainees and prisoners who have been convicted of crimes have a right to reasonable medical care. Those rights arise under the United States Constitution. Thus, for example, a county…
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On Monday afternoon, July 10, 2017, Arlington police officers were called to a home on Carla Avenue regarding an attempted suicide. When they arrived, they discovered a man threatening suicide…
Read More The Texas death rate of inmates who die while in custody, including deaths from suicide, is approximately double the national average. But Texas isn’t the only state with problems. Adjustments…
Read More Our firm is pursuing claims in federal court against the City of Burkburnett and Burkburnett police officer Daniel Elbaum for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of Marcus Johnson. Mr. Johnson,…
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On June 10, 2016, 30-year-old Shawn Diamond, an African American, threatened law enforcement officers with rocks and was allegedly shot by police at Dallas Love Field airport. Last month, Diamond…
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A complaint made against a Marlin, Texas, police captain resulted in the man’s arrest by Texas Rangers on Wednesday, June 29, 2017. He has been charged with second-degree felony…
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Thirty-eight-year-old Alva Braziel was allegedly fatally shot by two Houston, Texas, police officers last summer, and some of his family members spoke at a press conference on July 5, 2017.…
Read More On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, a perjury charge was dropped that was brought against the officer who arrested Sandra Blanda three days before her death. She was found dead, hanging…
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