Oak Park resident Beunka Porter has filed a federal lawsuit against Oak Park Police Officer Ashley Alonso, alleging the officer battered her and used excessive force to illegally detain her…
Parents sue Evanston school and police officials for detaining and questioning their children without parental consent and without probable cause to believe they had committed any crimes.
In 2021, Harvey police arrested a security guard who sucker-punched a handcuffed suspect. When officers (and security guards) use excessive […]
The U.S. Constitution provides us with legal protections that limit a police officer’s ability to search us or our property.
You may have heard about the police wrongly arresting someone because they lacked “probable cause.” Or maybe you’ve heard about […]
The short answer is yes—you should cooperate with the police, even if you believe that what they are doing is […]
Joe Bennett, a Kentucky citizen, has a case if he wants to pursue it against the City of Jeffersontown and […]
The increasing use of cell phone cameras to record police misconduct has been one of the most significant developments in […]
Complying with the police is not only critical for protecting your legal rights, it could prevent you from getting seriously […]