Category | Civil rights
Who is liable if a police officer hits my car?
It may not be shocking that motor vehicle regulations differ for public entities like the police department. Police officers represent the municipality and usually this changes the laws that apply to them as public entity workers. But this is a complex issue because there may also be some personal liability...
NEWARK POLICE VIOLATING CIVIL RIGHTS
The Newark Police Department, New Jersey’s largest department, is a thousand-member force that patrols one of the Northeast’s most violent cities. This NJPD will be placed under federal oversight, and court-ordered reform, for violating its residents’ civil rights by: using excessive force; and failing to discipline officers for an extensive...