County Prosecutors Criminally Charged in Burge Torture Cover-up

Until now, no Cook County prosecutor has ever faced charges for prosecutorial misconduct in a wrongful conviction case Misconduct caused Burge torture survivor Jackie Wilson to be wrongfully imprisoned 36 years CHICAGO – A four-decade saga of police rampage, torture, cover-up and perjury reached a new chapter today when two former Cook County Assistant State’s… Read More

Protesters of George Floyd’s Murder Discuss the Landmark $14M Verdict v. Denver Police

Denver PD attack #BLM protesters

Denver, Colorado – March 29, 2022 To the Denver Community, On Friday, March 25, a federal jury found that the Denver Police used excessive force against us in violation of the First and Fourth Amendments when they indiscriminately attacked massive crowds of peaceful protestors with tear gas grenades, Pepper Ball guns, flash bang explosives, 40mm… Read More

Jon Burge torture survivor Keith Walker,
wrongly imprisoned three decades,
sues the Midnight Crew, City & top cops

Keith Walker today Wrongful Conviction

Walker was finally released after spending more than half of his life locked up for crimes he didn’t commit This morning Chicago police torture survivor Keith Walker sued the City of Chicago and a host of top cops who were part of disgraced Commander Jon Burge’s infamous “Midnight Crew” for torturing him and framing him… Read More

Jon Burge Torture Survivor Sues Daley, Top Cops and Prosecutors

Jackie Wilson

Jackie Wilson lost 36 years of his life due to brutal & corrupt cops says new federal suit CHICAGO – A four-decade saga of police rampage, torture, cover-up and perjury reached a new chapter this morning when one of Chicago’s most prominent police torture survivors, Jackie Wilson, sued former Mayor Richard M. Daley and a… Read More

Man Sues Chicago Cops Who Framed Him for Murder at Age 17

Bernard Williams Wrongful Arrest

After notorious Chicago Police detective Kriston Kato faked evidence, Bernard Williams spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit CHICAGO – Bernard Williams was a 17-year-old student at what is now Near North Career Metropolitan High School, working in his family’s store, when Chicago police conspired to send him to prison for… Read More

Family Agrees to Record Settlement in Sylville Smith Police Shooting Case

Sylville Smith with his son wrongful conviction

MILWAUKEE – Late yesterday the family of Sylville K. Smith, a young man and father fatally shot by former police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown August 13, 2016, finalized a record $4 million settlement with the City of Milwaukee. It is the largest pre-trial settlement of a police shooting case in Milwaukee and Wisconsin history. In addition… Read More

Activists, Legal Workers, and Journalists File Federal Lawsuit to Stop Portland-Style Attacks On Civil Rights in Chicago

Aislinn Pulley, Chicago Police Torture Justice Center

Live stream of today’s press conference by activists, public officialsand attorneys can be found here:  https://bit.ly/30K0zTW CHICAGO – A broad coalition of #BlackLivesMatter organizations, legal workers, and journalists teamed up with a consortium of civil rights lawyers today to file a federal civil rights lawsuit to restrain President Trump’s promised surge of federal law enforcement… Read More

Protesters File Class Action Suit Against Denver Over Police Violence and Curfew Arrests at Protests

Denver police logo

Without Warning, Denver Police Repeatedly Assaulted People with Weapons That Pose Particular Threats During the Pandemic DENVER – The City and County of Denver face a federal, class action lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of all protestors over alleged wrongful curfew arrests and unconstitutional assaults that Denver Police made on peaceful protesters and following the… Read More

The killing of Tony Robinson shows need to drastically reduce police interactions

Tony Robinson, Jr. shortly before being killed by Madison police

By Anand SwaminathanReprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal Tony Robinson was an unarmed, 19-year-old African American shot and killed by a Madison police officer on March 6, 2015. Because of overwhelming evidence that Robinson’s shooting was not justified, the city agreed to a record settlement. Robinson died more than five years ago, but his case… Read More

Police Sued for “Execution Style” Killing

Auburn Washington

Auburn, WA cop has long history of violence, including the alleged unlawful killing of another man last year SEATTLE, WA – The police department and an Auburn, WA police officer with a lengthy record of alleged brutality were sued in federal court here today for allegedly killing an already-subdued man “execution style.” The killing took… Read More