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2 women sue Baton Rouge PD, alleging sexual battery
Two women filed separate federal civil lawsuits this month against a former Baton Rouge police officer who was arrested on kidnapping, sexual battery and obscenity charges last September. -
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Minor sues police department for wrongful detainment and excessive use of force
BATON ROUGE -- A minor male is suing the police department after allegedly being wrongfully detained and arrested with excessive use of unnecessary force. -
Civil rights attorney files federal suit against Baton Rouge, alleging retaliation
A professor who represented a Louisiana family in a civil lawsuit against the Baton Rouge Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging that it retaliated against him for releasing police body-camera footage to the media. -
Threatened lawyer is suing Baton Rouge and its police chief
BATON ROUGE -- Thomas Frampton, a lawyer and professor of law who represented Clarence and Tanya Green in a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Baton Rouge and the Baton Rouge Police Department, is further federally suing the City of Baton Rouge, its mayor and its police chief. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Justice Department Launches National Public Safety Partnership With Baton Rouge Police Department
Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, the United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, the Baton Rouge Police Department, and many other local, state and federal partners, convened in Baton Rouge, LA to initiate the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program. -
Baton Rouge attorney indefinitely suspended following arrest in high-speed chase
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Carl Binus Duke Jr., who represents clients in traffic court, has been indefinitely suspended following a July 31 Louisiana Supreme Court order and his arrest last month for DWI and other charges after a high-speed chase. -
ACLU of Louisiana supports lawsuit's quest for accountability in police shooting
BATON ROUGE – A man who was arrested in August after a traffic stop has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the Baton Rouge Police Department is guilty of numerous wrongdoings, including violation of his constitutional rights and putting his life in danger by making him the subject of a manhunt. -
Man sues Baton Rouge PD after officer's claim proved false
A man has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Baton Rouge Police Department, claiming that he was detained under false information, was needlessly endangered and had his constitutional rights violated -
Baton Rouge tax case appeal dismissed following county vote
A challenge to a court order prohibiting an increase in property taxes is no longer relevant after April's parish elections, an appeals court ruled. -
Family of Alton Sterling file civil suit against City of Baton Rouge, police
The family of Alton Sterling, an African-American man who was killed in an altercation with Baton Rouge police last year, has filed a civil suit against the City of Baton Rouge. -
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Lawyer cleared of murdering wife sues Baton Rouge Police Department, People Magazine
A Baton Rouge-based lawyer who has been cleared of involvement in his wife's murder is going forward with a series of lawsuits against the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD), the local district attorney's office and People Magazine. -
New Orleans firm handling civil rights case against police on behalf of protestors after Sterling shooting
BATON ROUGE — A New Orleans-based law firm has filed lawsuit against law enforcement officials in the state’s capital alleging they violated the rights of protesters arrested after a black man's fatal shooting by police last year. -
Baton Rouge officer involved in Alton Sterling shooting faces lawsuit for teen arrest
BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge Police Department officer under investigation for the fatal shooting death of Alton Sterling in July has been named in a new federal civil-rights lawsuit in the beating of a teenager during last April's Baton Rouge Earth Day celebration. -
Baton Rouge police officer sues Black Lives Matter activist for injuries sustained during local protests
BATON ROUGE — A local police officer recently filed a lawsuit against Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson after the officer allegedly was injured during a protest. -
Defamation suit against People magazine heads to federal court
BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rogue attorney’s defamation lawsuit against People magazine regarding a 2015 story alleging he murdered his wife will be heard in federal court. -
Television producer settles case against Baton Rouge Police Department after being arrested recording police actions
BATON ROUGE — Television news reporter Brett Buffington’s lawsuit against the Baton Rouge Police Department has been settled. -
Louisiana police officers others encouraged to model New Orleans' efforts
NEW ORLEANS -- Activists have called upon police officers across the country to turn to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) as their role model for handling protests and other demonstrations in their communities. -
Law professor discounts postponement in protest case
BATON ROUGE – A federal judge's decision to postpone a hearing in a protest-related lawsuit against Baton Rouge area police in light of recent violence against local law enforcement could indicate all sides are communicating, said a Loyola University law professor. -
Activist: Baton Rouge Police Department has 'history of brutal force'
BATON ROUGE—The Baton Rouge Police Department has a history of heavy-handed tactics and excessive use of force that continues even in its treatment of protesters in the wake of the shooting of Alton Sterling, according to a community activist.