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Former Michigan coach’s affair scandal erupts again with new lawsuit

Sherrone Moore’s former executive assistant is suing the University of Michigan, claiming the school violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying requests made on her behalf after the football coach was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with her

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Family releases video showing final moments before Black man's death in Missouri prison

Newly released prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards show almost 10 minutes passed after he stopped moving before a nurse checked on him

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Family Of Dexter Reed Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Chicago

Family of Dexter Reed sues Chicago police for fatal shooting, alleging excessive force and unconstitutional conduct during traffic stop.

Chicago taxpayers have paid nearly $700 million since 2000 in lawsuits by people who claimed they were framed by police

The tally of 300 cases includes nearly $140 million paid to lawyers for the city and $537 million paid to plaintiffs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023

Chicago city lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from hearing a police torture suit linked to Jon Burge

Former civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Cummings, appointed a federal judge this year, once signed off on reports condemning an investigation into accusations of torture by Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023

Lawsuit: Doctor said injuries from collision with CPD cruiser led to death of mentally ill woman

Martina Standley died a month after she was released from a rehabilitation hospital following crash that caused traumatic brain injury.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023

Judge orders deposition for ex-CPD Supt. David Brown in lawsuit by mentally ill man body-slammed by cop

Brown signed off on a letter finding the officer used excessive force against Bernard Kersh in 2019, but the city never turned over records to Kersh’s lawyers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 26, 2023

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Jury awards $5 million to family of 84-year-old woman killed in crash with CPD vehicle

Verona Gunn, a former teacher, died after a speeding Chicago Police Department cruiser struck her car in 2019. Ten police officers were also injured in the crash.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2023

Lawyers for man bodyslammed by CPD officer say city hid officer’s disciplinary records

CPD Superintendent David Brown said Officer Jerald Williams use of force against Bernard Kersh in 2019 was “massively excessive,” recommended 135-day suspension.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023

Pfleger supporters call for priest’s reinstatement to his parish: ‘Bring Father Mike home for the holidays’

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church, was removed pending investigation of a sexual abuse allegation from more than 30 years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2022

Chicago priest benched again amid another decades-old sexual abuse claim

CHICAGO — For the second time in less than two years, the Rev. Michael Pfleger is stepping away from his popular ministry while under investigation for a decades-old sexual abuse allegation, the Archdiocese of Chicago confirmed Saturday.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 16, 2022

Videos show 13-year-old raise his arms toward Chicago police officers before he’s shot during a chase on the West Side

The boy’s attorneys say the teen was unarmed and surrendering, but the officer says he mistook a cellphone in the boy’s hand for a handgun.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

Video: Cop shoots teen with hands up

Cops then "callously dragged him across the pavement and turned their attention to an uninjured officer": lawsuit

Salon · Jun 17, 2022

Lawsuit: Death of Black teen at juvenile center foreshadowed

A federal civil rights lawsuit says the death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed by a 2016 state inspection of the facility that noted systemic deficiencies in its handling of children with mental health issues

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

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