Still Can’t Breathe
The New York Police Department patrol guide is clear about chokeholds: They are prohibited and have been since 1993 because they can kill, as the 2014 death of Eric Garner iconically illustrated. Yet six years after a now-infamous video captured him pleading, “I can’t breathe,” NYPD ...
Ruling on Murder Case by Judge Suffering From Dementia Will Stand, Court Says
A New York judge has rejected the claim of a Brooklyn man who said his bid to have his murder conviction overturned was mishandled by a judge later found to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Judge Raymond Rodriguez of State Supreme Court said he found no evidence that his former col...
County Officials in Texas Settle Lawsuit Alleging Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases
Travis County, Texas, officials have settled a lawsuit brought by more than a dozen women who said local law enforcement agencies had failed to properly investigate their sexual assault allegations. The county agreed to apologize to each victim and pay the plaintiffs $20,000 apiece. It all...
