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Judge blocks LAPD request to lift restrictions on use of force against the press

A judge has denied the Los Angeles Police Department’s emergency motion asking to lift an injunction that restricts the use ...
LAist on MSN

LAPD wants judge to lift an order restricting use of force against the press

In their emergency motion filed Wednesday, lawyers for the police department argued that instead of restricting the use of ...
USA Today

Federal judge hands press groups wins in lawsuits against LAPD, DHS

U.S. District Judge Hernan D. Vera issued preliminary injunctions in lawsuits against the Los Angeles Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security over officers' treatment of journalists.

When police are bad drivers: LAPD crashes kill — and payouts soar past $90 million

Two brothers injured in a crash caused by a speeding LAPD officer were recently awarded an $18-million legal settlement — one ...
ABC7

Man on skateboard hit and killed by LAPD cruiser in Highland Park area, department confirms

HIGHLAND PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A major investigation is underway after a deadly crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department vehicle on Friday evening. Investigators say a man on a skateboard ...

City seeks to overturn judge's order limiting LAPD use of crowd control weapons

The move comes less than a month after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction over allegations that LAPD officers used ...