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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Board Approves $55K In Lawsuit Settlement Over I-95 Arrest

The Board of Public Works approved $55,000 for a settlement in a racial profiling lawsuit involving a Philadelphia man who was stopped by the Maryland State Police, despite reservations from one board member.

The Maryland State Police requested the settlement money in a BPW meeting last week after considering the costs of going to trial and the costs of losing the trial — a move that made Comptroller Peter Franchot question the fortitude of the Maryland attorney general’s office.

“If you could just convey back to the attorney general I wish people would get a backbone over there and take these cases to court,” Franchot said.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 10, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    pT nazi ON THE ROADS.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 10, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    Be prepared for a wave of new court cases about police profiling. Every ambulance-chasing attorney will now be searching for a "victim" to represent.

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