Past Marshall Project reporting has found that, in the aggregate, the cost of police misconduct settlements can reach into the billions.
But recently, two cities have embraced a legal maneuver that, if widely adopted, could limit how much victims actually recover from these settlements.
Who Pays for Police Misconduct? These Cities Say Officers, Not Taxpayers
Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?
