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How long do you have to report police brutality? Why one year is hardly enough.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn May 2019, Ronald Greene was beaten to death by Louisiana state troopers. Patrol leadership...
Iowa Supreme Court overturns 2017 ruling that allowed constitutional claims against state
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSix years after ruling Iowans could bring suit against the state over violations of their state...
Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAdults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers on Thursday to...
Bill Cosby faces new sexual assault lawsuits after states extend statutes of limitations
The Today Show via AOL· 12 months agoBill Cosby is facing new civil lawsuits from women who have accused him of decades-old sexual...
US Supreme Court preserves civil rights lawsuits under 19th century law
Reuters via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the ability of people to sue for...
Mom, daughter suing ex-Grosse Pointe Park neighbor over KKK flag in window
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA Grosse Pointe Woods woman and her daughter, who are Black, are suing their former Grosse Pointe...
Adult victim wins $1M against child sex abuser, coach at former Asheville Christian school
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn a victory for adult victims of child sexual abuse, a North Carolina Appeals Court has ruled that...
U.S. Supreme Court mulls Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed's DNA testing bid
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled over whether Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed was...
To reform policing accountability, states need not wait on Supreme Court and Congress
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday’s crisis in the criminal legal system, crystallized by the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, among many others, provides an opportunity for a new kind of civil rights federalism ...
A mother’s lament: California should eliminate the cutoff time to file charges against sex abusers
Sacramento Bee via AOL· 4 weeks agoFor Deanna Hampton, last week was all about confronting the past and the legacy of rampant sexual...