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People v. Armstrong

21-003294-FH | Michigan state trial court

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 2021

Case Ongoing

This criminal case involved whether evidence of a crime obtained only because of detention based on the smell of marijuana can be admitted as evidence in a criminal trial. On October 8, 2020, law enforcement officers approached a parked car because they smelled marijuana, which had been legalized in Michigan. They spoke with both occupants and instructed the defendant out, then conducted a search and found a gun under the front passenger's seat. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, …
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Urquidi v. City of Los Angeles

22STCP0400 | California state trial court

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2022

Case Ongoing

This case challenged Los Angeles’s cash bail policy, which allowed the city and county of Los Angeles to demand cash bail from arrestees who had not yet been arraigned. On November 14, 2022,  six arrestees who had been held in jail awaiting a judicial determination on the conditions of their release pending further judicial proceedings filed this lawsuit on behalf of themselves and those similarly situated, seeking a preliminary injunction. They filed in California state court under § 1983 and …
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Phillip Killgore v. City of South El Monte

2:19-cv-00442 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2019

Closed Date: June 16, 2020

This case involved an alleged unlawful undercover sting operation and separate alleged unlawful search of a massage center. On January 21, 2019, the owner of a massage center filed the initial lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the City of El Monte, the County of Los Angeles, and individual defendants alleged to be employed by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, the City of El Monte's public code enforcement division, and the California …
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Henry Minh, Inc. v. Indiana

49D04-2405-MI-020041 | Indiana state trial court

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case involved state police seizing property that was allegedly involved in criminal investigations without disclosing the relevant crimes or bringing charges. On August 6, 2024, a company that had mailed its property (including $42,825.00) through FedEx and subsequently had it seized by state police filed this counterclaim in Indiana state trial court against the state of Indiana and the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office on behalf of themselves and those similarly situated. Represented by …
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Cottman v. Baltimore Police Department

1:21-cv-00837 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 1, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the Baltimore Police Department (“BPD”) policy and practice of searching, seizing, retaining, and destroying the personal property of victims of violent crimes. On April 1, 2021, three plaintiffs filed this class-action lawsuit against BPD and the City of Baltimore in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Represented by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and private counsel, the plaintiffs sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that BPD’s pract…
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Ratlieff v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

0:22-cv-61029 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: May 31, 2022

Closed Date: Dec. 23, 2024

In the aftermath of George Floyd's death in May 2020, nationwide protests erupted, including a significant demonstration in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 31, 2020. During the protest, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department (FLPD) attempted to disperse the crowd through use of tear gas and kinetic impact projectiles, otherwise known as rubber bullets. The plaintiff in this case, a participant in the May 2020 demonstration, alleged she was shot in the eye by a direct impound round, causing seve…
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South Carolina Public Interest Foundation v. South Carolina State Law Enforcement

2023-CP-40-01850 | South Carolina state trial court

Filed Date: April 11, 2023

Case Ongoing

This case involved tracking via automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). On April 11, 2023, the South Carolina Public Interest Foundation and a named plaintiff filed this lawsuit in South Carolina state court against the Chief of South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) under South Carolina’s state constitution and the APA. Represented by NYU School of Law's Policing Project, the plaintiffs alleged that the use of ALPRs and storing of information without legislative guardrails or re…
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People of the State of New York v. Wallkill

7:01-cv-00364 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2001

Closed Date: Feb. 28, 2006

This case involved misconduct by the Wallkill Police Department (WPD). On January 18, 2001, the Attorney General filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Town of Wallkill (Town), seeking injunctive relief to reform and monitor the WPD. The case was assigned to District Judge Colleen McMahon. The lawsuit was the offshoot of the Attorney General's investigation of the WPD. The investigation revealed a pattern of pervasive misconduct, including…
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Bledsoe v. Willis

5:21-cv-04367 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case challenged what it alleged was a malicious prosecution following a blatantly deficient police investigation and alleged wrongful arrest without probable cause. On December 21, 2021, the plaintiff filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He sued the Shreveport Police Department and the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by the ACLU of Louisiana and private counsel, the plaintiff alleged that the District A…
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Town of Windsor

CL21001186-00 | Virginia state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 30, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case stemmed from the December 6, 2020 traffic stop of a Black and Latino service member whom police pepper sprayed during a stop for a minor traffic violation. The Clearinghouse was unable to locate the original and amended complaints but completed this summary based on news articles. According to WLJA News, on December 30, 2021, Virginia Attorney General Herring’s Office of Civil Rights filed a complaint against the Town of Windsor (“Town”) for violations of the Virginia Public Integrity…