Audit Watch: The Accountability Alert Blog

A Black family of five was awarded $1.9 million to settle their lawsuit against the City of Aurora, Colorado, after being wrongfully...

A New York court has dismissed all charges against well-known First Amendment auditor SeanPaul Reyes, AKA Long Island Audit, for a 2023...

In a significant political defeat, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer and advocate for strong policing, lost a...

A Chico, California, woman has received $3 million from the city of Oroville for a lawsuit stemming from a 2021 incident that left her...

In Keego Harbor, Michigan, a white police officer, Richard Lindquist, was accused of lying to a Black pedestrian, Brian Chaney, during a...

A recent study of twenty Canadian municipalities has found no clear link between increased police spending and lower crime levels....

The New York City Council is set to vote on Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams' veto of a contentious police stops bill, known as the...

A Virginia legislator is spearheading an effort to establish guidelines for police interrogation practices, aiming to enhance police...

A 58-year-old Elyria, Ohio, man has filed a $40 million lawsuit against Lorain County (OH) and the city of Elyria employees, alleging...

Two significant bills that could reshape the oversight of law enforcement in Florida are advancing through the state legislature. One...

A lengthy article in the New York Times describes the plight of Mathew Bianchi, a police officer in Staten Island, New York. Bianchi...

The City of Long Beach, California, has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a man who was...

An Ohio county commissioner found herself at the center of a pivotal First Amendment case when she was arrested for criticizing the local...

As part of a growing trend, the City Council in Zachary, Louisiana, has approved a resolution designating which areas in city buildings...

A California woman whose son was paralyzed and then died as a result of an encounter with police is now suing the Stanislaus County (CA)...

A Palm Beach, Florida, man is suing a former Palm Beach Police officer for pulling a gun on him and arresting him improperly. This...

The Denver City Council is expected to approve a $2.3 million settlement with a Denver man who was blinded in his left eye after being...

A Waukegan (IL) Police Department officer has been arrested and charged with two counts of felony official misconduct and two counts of...

In response to a First Amendment Audit incident last year, the Kenai Peninsula Borough (AK) has issued a new policy detailing rules for...

Two former officers of the now-disbanded Coffee City (TX) Police Department have been indicted by a grand jury for alleged misconduct,...