Border fence foes see hope in judge’s ruling
March 14, 2008 by admin
Lynn Brezosky
Express-News
BROWNSVILLE — A federal judge’s ruling that the government must show evidence that it negotiated with landowners resisting a planned border fence might not slow the barrier’s construction timetable.
But lawyers for owners of property along the Rio Grande that might be in the fence’s path say it’s a ray of hope.
The ruling last week [...]
Suit Filed Against Former APD Officer After Arrest Beating
June 29, 2007 by admin
AUSTIN — The Texas Civil Rights Project has filed a lawsuit against former Austin Police officer Gary Griffin. Joseph Cruz says he spent ten weeks in jail for assaulting officer Griffin, but prosecutors later dropped the charges. As FOX 7’s James Irby reports, prosecutors then recommended Officer Griffin’s conduct be investigated after Cruz [...]
Video: Man Sues Odessa Police Alleging Brutality
March 25, 2007 by admin
Man Sues Odessa Police Alleging Brutality
Eddie Garcia
CBS 7 News
March 15, 2007
Odessa, Texas – Five months after an Odessa man was acquitted by a jury for resisting arrest, he now files a federal lawsuit against two Odessa police officers.
At Wednesday’s press conference announcing the lawsuit, Jose Duran and his lawyer claim he was tazed and pepper [...]
PNCRP Sues Odessa Police for Brutality
March 25, 2007 by admin
City and PD officers sued, accused of violating rights:
Police chief says there will be a formal investigation
BY MICHAEL CASTELLON
Odessa American
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Jose Duran stood Wednesday in the shadow of the Ector County Courthouse and slightly rubbed the scar beneath his chin — a reminder of Easter Sunday two years ago and his run-in with [...]
