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Mentally disabled Indiana man wrongfully convicted in slaying reaches $11.7 million settlement
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoA mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman has reached an $11.7 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police officers, his ...
$3.9M settlement to be paid to mentally disabled man tased, beaten by San Leandro police
KTVU via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe City of San Leandro will pay a $3.9 million settlement to a mentally disabled man who was tased and beaten by officers in 2019. The settlement stems from a civil rights lawsuit, attorneys for the victim said on Monday.
Editorial: Sheriff's shooting costs taxpayers $25 million. Where's the accountability?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 month agoDeputies' shooting of Isaias Cervantes in his own home will probably cost Los Angeles County $25...
County approves $25-million settlement for deaf, autistic man shot by deputies in his living room
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThree years after a sheriff's deputy shot an unarmed deaf and autistic man in the living room of his family’s Cudahy home, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay the family ...
Lawsuit challenges state’s age limit on open-carry permits
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal lawsuit challenging Minnesota's age limit for permits to carry handguns in public is attracting intervention from national gun safety advocacy groups ahead of a key court hearing next ...
She 'didn't need to die': A Camarillo mother's tragic end to help her mentally ill son
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTomoko Hoetzlein fought for years to help her son David deal with severe mental illness, from...
Who’s running in the 2024 election to represent northeast Sacramento County? Meet the candidates
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWith Sue Frost retiring as the supervisor representing northeast parts of Sacramento County, her 4th...
What's the value of decades lost in prison? Adnan Syed could get millions, but exonerated people...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCorrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story had out-of-date information about...
‘Marijuana Moms’ take on prosecutor ‘Dad’ in controversy over mental health effects of cannabis
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHICAGO — A clash between the Marijuana Moms and a Dad for Mental Health is highlighting an...
Monitor praises APD progress but warns of top-brass mishandling police shootings as city eyes finish...
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 11—The team monitoring Albuquerque police reforms said it identified "a grave and substantial malfeasance" in the top brass' mishandling of a fatal police shooting, erroneously ruling it ...