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Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol riot

A jury has heard attorneys' opening statements in the trial of a retired New York City police officer charged with attacking a police officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Jurors reject array of defenses at Capitol riot trials

Juries have heard an array of defenses at the first trials for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Judge refuses to toss excessive force claims in man's death

A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit’s claims that police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on a 19-year-old Black man who died in 2018 during a struggle with officers who handcuffed him and shackled his legs

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022