Denial of medical care to an inmate is cruel and unusual punishment that is expressly prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In a seminal case Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal jury has convicted Aaron Strong, 46, of New Castle, of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of witness tampering, following a five-day trial.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Acting U.S. Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson announced that 40-year-old Carlos Frate, a former Maui Police Officer, was arrested today after a federal grand jury indicted him of ...

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a former sergeant with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office was charged in a one-count indictment with deprivation of rights, according to ...

The officers are charged with depriving Floyd's rights under color of law. Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death were indicted Friday on ...

A former chief deputy with the Grundy County Sheriff's Office was convicted Friday in U.S. District Court in Chattanooga on three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law related to ...

A Delaware State Police trooper who assaulted two teens, a 15- and 17-year-old, pleaded guilty on Friday to two felonies and four misdemeanors, including deprivation of civil rights, according to the ...

An interesting article by New York lawyer David Z. Carl, from the June 2020 issue of the Nassau Lawyer (the journal of the Nassau [N.Y.] County Bar Association): There are many situations where ...

Donald Trump’s legal troubles deepened earlier this week when he was informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he’s the target of the criminal investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election – ...