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The American Civil Liberties Union in Louisiana is pointing to recent court settlements as examples of the need to hold police accountable for violent tactics

Louisiana ‘Justice Lab’ Aims to Expose, Litigate Claims of Police Bias A woman forced to the ground by two sheriff’s deputies in an arrest recorded by her son. Demonstrators tear-gassed and hit by rubber projectiles while protesting the death of George Floyd. A man stunned with a Taser as he tried to flee what advocates say was an unjust arrest. They are the subjects of federal lawsuits filed in recent weeks by attorneys working under the auspices of “Justice Lab,” an initiative launched nearly a year ago by the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana to raise awareness of, and ...

'Justice Lab' aims to expose, litigate claims of police bias KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020, file photo, New Orleans police clash with protesters on top of the Crescent City Connection bridge days following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Nearly a dozen federal lawsuits alleging racist and often abusive tactics by police officers in Louisiana have been filed in the spring of 2021 as part of an initiative by the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana called Justice Lab. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune...

'Justice Lab' brings national law firms to expose, litigate claims of police bias in Louisiana Nearly a dozen federal lawsuits alleging racist and abusive tactics by police officers in Louisiana have been filed in recent weeks. Author: Kevin McGill / Associated Press Published: 8:43 AM CDT May 15, 2021 Updated: 8:45 AM CDT May 15, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — A woman forced to the ground by two sheriff’s deputies in an arrest recorded by her son. Demonstrators tear-gassed and hit by rubber projectiles while protesting the death of George Floyd. A man ...