Bridgeport Public Schools families can attend budget forums this year, according to the district's Communications Department.

The firing may put an end to the law enforcement career of Steven Payton, who weathered two federal lawsuits, but whose innocence remained in question in the court of public opinion.

Last month, the county paid its largest settlement ever for an in-custody death — $16 million to the family of Hayden Schuck, ...

Secure Justice has sued the City of Oakland for allegedly violating state law, its own municipal rules, and a 2024 settlement ...

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis residents concerned about wasteful spending at City Hall have filed a lawsuit, accusing the city’s elections board of blocking efforts to bring in the Missouri state auditor. The ...

Legislation has been filed on Beacon Hill that would raise the age of Juvenile Court jurisdiction in Massachusetts from 18 to 21 years old, a bill police chiefs argue “raises serious” public safety ...

Chicago passed a reparations ordinance 10 years ago for the survivors of police torture committed under the direction of disgraced Chicago police commander Jon Burge. As we learned in our last episode ...

A former police inspector who accused West Midlands Police of victimisation and disability discrimination is to receive a six-figure sum after settling with the force. Khizra Bano also claimed ...

I am so tired of hearing attorneys’ commercials promising huge settlements to injured victims. One of these commercials actually says, “We will get you the life-changing money that you deserve.” ...

A lawsuit filed Monday against the Beaufort Police Department accuses one of its officers of recklessly causing a collision in his patrol car this summer. Court documents say the crash happened just ...

Chicago aldermen advanced another $17 million police misconduct settlement Monday tied to a decades-old alleged wrongful conviction. The hefty sum that still requires full City Council approval would ...