Issues & Case Updates

SUPERIOR, WI (February 9, 2026) – On Monday, a judge ruled that a Superior Police Department (“SPD”) officer violated Ian Cuypers’s constitutional rights when she tased him during a traffic stop after he was pulled over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street while making a food delivery for DoorDash. Cuypers filed a multi-count federal civil rights lawsuit

Debbie Brockman, the WGN employee who was physically attacked and arrested in Chicago, Illinois by federal agents on October 10, 2025, would like to provide the following information to clarify any misunderstandings or misrepresentations that have been previously reported. First off, Ms. Brockman wishes to clarify that at the time of this incident she was not acting in any professional

On May 13, 2025, the Milwaukee Common Council approved a $6.96 million dollar settlement in what is the second largest wrongful conviction settlement in Milwaukee history. The Plaintiff in the case, Danny Wilber is an Indigenous Black man who was arrested in January of 2004 for a murder that he did not commit, and spent the next 18 years of

At tonight’s Greensboro City Council meeting, a $1.75 million dollar settlement to be paid by the City of Greensboro to the family of Joseph Lopez will be publicly announced. The settlement is believed to be the largest ever paid by the City in a police shooting case, and will be accompanied by an official public apology to the family of

Today, People’s Law Office attorneys along with lawyers from Ben Crump, Jonathan Moore, and Raymond Hamlin’s offices have filed a lawsuit against the United States Government, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the New York Police Department on behalf of the estate of Malcolm X. The lawsuit alleges these entities played a significant role

Yesterday, attorneys for Ian Cuypers, a DoorDash driver who was brutally attacked and tased by Superior Police Department officers during a routine traffic stop, have filed a multi-count federal civil rights lawsuit seeking damages against the City of Superior and multiple SPD officers. As alleged in the complaint, on February 28, 2024, 22-year-old Cuypers was driving for DoorDash when he

The money that’s been spent to defend these lawsuits is staggering: $750 million by Chicago, according to one analysis. By Flint Taylor This oped was in the Chicago Sun-Times on Sept 27, 2024. In the last few months, two separate Chicago juries returned record verdicts in two wrongful conviction cases. On Sept. 9, a federal court jury returned a $50 million

On August 6, 2024, People’s Law Office lawyers Flint Taylor and Ben Elson joined with Raise the Floor and Workers Law Office lawyers to file a 17 count complaint on behalf of four Venezuelan and one Columbian day laborers (journaleros), and the Latino Union alleging that off duty Chicago Police officers, “moonlighting” as security officers at the Western and 47th

Today the Cook County Board unanimously approved a record-setting $17 million dollar settlement to compensate Jackie Wilson for their prosecutors’ role in his torture and 36 years of wrongful incarceration. This is a capstone to the People’s Law Office (PLO) for more than 35 years of struggle against Chicago police torture and cover-up. Unfortunately, the Johnson administration continues to shirk