Three of the federal excessive force lawsuits against Mount Carmel and three former police officers have been settled. Notice was filed Friday in U.S. Middle District Court that through private ...

Ample evidence shows the existence of an unwritten policy” to encourage excessive, unpredictable and indiscriminate force to quash protesters’ rights, the judge found.

Attorneys representing demonstrators pointed to multiple examples they say show excessive force and violations of protected ...

A man has filed a $1 million federal lawsuit against the town of Stoughton and the Stoughton Police Department, alleging three of its officers used violent and excessive force by repeatedly tasing him ...

Witnesses in a Chicago courtroom described Wednesday being hit with tear gas and claims by others that they were struck with rubber bullets and other objects as part of excessive force by authorities ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in “inhumane” conditions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, border czar Tom Homan declined to comment about the deadly shooting of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - State lawmakers on the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee are looking for answers following a high-profile lawsuit against Maine State Police for ...

Tom Homan, President Trump's former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director and current border czar, said he hasn't seen any clear examples of excessive force displayed by ICE agents and ...