The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a federal district court’s ruling in favor of Chattanooga Police Officer Joel Gunn, concluding that he is entitled to qualified immunity ...

In Colorado Springs Police Department bodycam footage, Jacob Root can be seen running from police moments before he was hit with a Taser. At right, officers handcuff Root after he fell from being ...

The Everett McKinley Dirksen Building, home to the Seventh Circuit court, presents a glass facade that reflects nearby buildings. (Mark Rochkind/Wikipedia via Courthouse News) CHICAGO (CN) — A Seventh ...

A divided federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Trump can send members of the National Guard to Portland. “After considering the record at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it is ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta presented new evidence to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that ...

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NHRA star Brittany Force has announced her retirement after the 2025 season to focus on starting a family. Aged 39, Force's storied drag racing career holds several highlights, including her most ...

I've previously blogged about the Justice Department's effort to vacate a LA County sheriff's deputy's federal civil rights conviction for using excessive force. After District Judge Wilson of the ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has revived a Maryland prisoner’s excessive force claim against two Eastern Correctional Institution officers, finding genuine disputes of material fact ...

The Commission, in partnership with the Cyber Solarium Commission 2.0, will provide recommendations on how to organize a new military service that would ensure and defend the United States’s strategic ...

The U.S. Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane is poised to launch to orbit once again. The X-37B is slated to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 21 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in ...