Can Silence Be Bought as Part of a Settlement of a Use of Force Claim?
7/30/19
By: Jake Loken
Can silence be bought, especially of those who claim excessive use of force? The City of Baltimore thought so, until the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said otherwise.
In Overbey v. Mayor of Balt., No. 17-2444 …
Baltimore Prosecutor Strikes Out on Criminal Charges for Arrest Without Probable Cause
8/12/16
By: Wes Jackson
Recent high-profile deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police officers have been met with a clarion call for police reform on multiple fronts. Proposals range from requiring officers to wear body cameras to mandates …