The issue focused on public health; law enforcement and local government were also involved.

A Sept. 7 court filing by members of the legal team shows police made 26 illegal arrests. It said federal prosecutors gave 45 criminal investigations to police in 2015, up from 24 in 2014. The Justice Department filed 13 civil suits against police for violations of their rights.

In other lawsuits, police police officers have been accused of lying about training at military academies in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas