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DOJ Investigation of Eastpointe Police Department

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On March 20, 1998, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Eastpointe Police Department of Michigan after a private lawsuit was filed against the police for racially profiling young Black boys riding bikes in this region of metro Detroit. The plaintiffs did not prevail in that private suit, but the ACLU filed a subsequent suit alleging similar abuses and reached a $160,000 settlement with the police department.
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DOJ Investigation of New York City Police Department (Southern District)

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On March 17, 1999, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Southern District of the New York Police Department after police shot and killed the unarmed Guinean man Amadou Diallo. The state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer also opened an investigation into the NYPD’s stop and frisk practices. The DOJ did not file a complaint and the case was closed on March 31, 2005.
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DOJ Investigation of Tulsa Police Department

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On February 8, 2001, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Tulsa Police Department after a Black Tulsa police officer filed a lawsuit alleging discriminatory treatment against officers. That class-action suit resulted in a consent decree in May 2003 which required officers to record and report stop-and-arrest data and report uses of force.  The DOJ investigation was purportedly focused on allegations of excessive use of force and discriminatory policing. The DOJ did not fil…
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DOJ Investigation of Charleston Police Department

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On March 31, 1999, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Charleston Police Department of West Virginia after allegations that the Street Crimes Unit engaged in racial profiling and improper searches. The DOJ recommended several changes to the police department, including updating its use-of-force policy and separating the internal affairs department to allow it to operate more independently. The DOJ subsequently issued a letter citing significant improvement within the poli…
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DOJ Investigation of New York City Police Department (Eastern District)

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On August 21, 1997, following the highly publicized beating and sexual assault by a police officer of Abner Louima, a Haitian American man, the Department of Justice launched an excessive force investigation of the NYPD.  According to reporting, the NYPD and the DOJ engaged in settlement conversations and the city attorney appealed directly to then Attorney General Janet Reno to avoid a lawsuit. No public settlement is available. The DOJ did not file a complaint against the NYPD, and the case w…
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1997 DOJ Investigation of Orange County Sheriff's Office

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On April 11, 1997, the Department of Justice opened an investigation of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OSCO) in Florida after receiving allegations of discriminatory policing and unlawful stops, searches, and seizures, stemming from the Criminal Patrol Unit, a drug interception unit which operated on the turnpike. During the investigation, state legislators passed a statute requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt anti-discrimination policies and procedures for handling civilian complai…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Kentucky Protection and Advocacy v. Hall

3:01-cv-00538 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Sept. 14, 2001

Closed Date: Feb. 7, 2002

This is a case about whether a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency must demonstrate that each facility resident has a disability before entering the facility or speaking with residents under its investigatory authority. On September 14, 2001, Kentucky P&A filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Kentucky P&A filed this lawsuit against Kentucky Youth Academy under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI Act) and the D…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Foxworth v. Commissioner of Correction

03-00895 | Massachusetts state trial court

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2003

Closed Date: Feb. 10, 2009

The plaintiffs in this case were incarcerated with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MDOC), who sued the MDOC over certain policies that applied to inmates in a “special management unit” (SMU) at MCI-Cedar Junction. They filed this suit pro se on February 25, 2003, in Massachusetts Superior Court, seeking injunctive relief and damages under state law, Section 1983, and the U.S. Constitution. The case was assigned to Justice Margot Botsford. Among other reasons, MDOC officials used SM…
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Division

New Docket | No Court

On June 30, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had opened an investigation into the New York City Police Department’s Special Victims Division. The investigation was led by the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section in conjunction with the Civil Rights Divisions of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. The DOJ stated that they would investigate claims of discrimination under The DOJ announced that their investigation would inquire into whether the Special…
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DOJ Investigation of Worcester Police Department

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On November 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they would be opening an investigation into the Worcester Police Department. The investigation intended to assess whether the Worcester Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of using excessive force and whether their policing was discriminatory on the basis of race or sex. The Justice Department was given information that the DOJ believed indicated the Worcester Police Department may be acting in an unconstitution…