Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Throw Out Suit against LAPD Officer Who Ran Over Protestor

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1. Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Throw Out Suit against LAPD Officer Who Ran Over Protestor

A federal judge declined to grant summary judgment in a lawsuit accusing the LAPD of violating a peaceful protester’s civil rights by ramming her with an SUV.? U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney’s Sept. 19 order denying LAPD’s bid for summary judgment clears the way for a jury to hear the case.

2. Man Chased by Armed Merced Police Officer in Own Yard

A Merced man standing was in his front yard then began to run when he saw a Merced police officer leave his squad car with his gun drawn last month according to neighbors and the family of the man.

3. Life without Parole Is America’s Hidden Death Penalty

The 18-year-old who committed his horrible crime is dead. I’m now a 40-year-old seeking redemption

4. SF Public Defender Again Recounts SF Superior Court Failure – Man Jailed for 5 Years without Trial Finally Wins Freedom after Jury Acquittal

In what the San Francisco Public Defender Office charges is yet another failure of SF Superior Court, a man was found not guilty after a jury trial last week—but only after he spent nearly five years in jail.

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