Police Brutality Injury Cases

Williamson County has agreed to pay $1.15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a former inmate who says he was the victim of in-custody police brutality at the county jail. The case centers around shocking allegations that several jailers broke the man’s leg and fractured his hip while he was not resisting them —…

What the Supreme Court Just Decided About Police Brutality On May 15, 2025, the United States Supreme Court made a major ruling in a case involving police use of deadly force. The case, Barnes v. Felix, involved a young man, Ashtian Barnes, who was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop. The…

The recent controversial arrest of a transgender woman on Sixth Street in Austin highlights the urgent need to hold police accountable when they use excessive force. The incident, which occurred on March 2, sparked significant public outrage after a widely circulated video showed police officers forcefully slamming Joslyn Chavez, 33, to the pavement. The Austin…