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The state Senate has approved a bill that would expand situations where authorities could conduct strip searches.
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Read More »Milwaukee Common Council approves $5M strip search settlement (UPDATE)
The Milwaukee City Council approved a $5 million settlement Tuesday with dozens of African-American men who alleged illegal strip searches by police.
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Read More »Federal judge won’t step aside in strip search cases
A federal judge has denied the city of Milwaukee’s requests that he step aside from his involvement in four strip search cases.
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Read More »Jury orders damages in Milwaukee strip-search case
A federal jury ruled Thursday that Milwaukee police officers violated a man's civil rights by strip-searching him in public without a legal reason and wrongfully arresting him.
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Read More »Milwaukee man testifies about strip search
A Milwaukee man tells a federal jury that he felt humiliated and degraded when an officer touched his genitals during what the man says was an illegal strip search.
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Read More »2013 brought resolution to several old crimes
Several Wisconsin residents were sentenced in 2013 for decades-old crimes, while new slayings left residents horrified.
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Read More »20 days in jail in illegal strip search case
A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced a former police officer to 20 days in jail for "not stepping up" when fellow officers were performing illegal searches of suspects.
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Read More »4 officers plead not guilty in strip search case
Four Milwaukee police officers accused of illegal strip searches have pleaded not guilty to charges.
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Read More »Milwaukee cops to stand trial in strip searches
Prosecutors can proceed with a case against four Milwaukee police officers charged with conducting illegal strip searches of suspects, a judge ruled Friday.
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Read More »Charges filed against 4 officers in strip searches
A prosecutor says criminal charges are being filed against four Milwaukee police officers accused of illegally strip searching suspects.
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Read More »Beloit to pay $265K to settle strip-search lawsuit (UPDATE)
The city of Beloit has agreed to pay an Illinois teen $265,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that he was illegally strip-searched and subjected to police brutality.
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Read More »Supreme Court considers constitutionality of strip search
During oral arguments that focused on the difficult task of line drawing, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tried to determine if the strip search of a county jail inmate, erroneously arrested on a warrant for a minor offense, violated the Fourth Amendment.
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