A sheriff's deputy in Jefferson County, Illinois is accused of violating the civil rights of four teens while responding to an incident at a local youth shelter. He allegedly tazed, choked, and threatened to sodomize members of the group.
A federal lawsuit filed this week by seven current and former officers of the Hackensack Police Department accuses the Hackensack police chief of improperly politicizing department affairs, including punishing officers who did not support candidates for office favored by the chief.
Despite an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit to the tune of $9.5 million dollars, Facebook continues to find itself the subject of legal action resulting from the company’s controversial Beacon advertising program.
Four businesses in Austin are among a series of defendants in civil rights lawsuits criticizing their lack of adequate wheelchair access. The lawsuits, which are being filed throughout the state by the Texas Civil Rights Project, aim to improve access to businesses for the disabled.
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