Legal
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The suspect’s mother sued the officers and the department, arguing the officers precipitated the force by their approach to the welfare check
By law and by department policy, officers are required to intercede in certain circumstances
She says she was ordered to remove headscarf, known as hijab, for a photo at the department
Order was issued Tuesday in lawsuit arising from May brawl in which nine bikers were killed and 177 people arrested
Lets police issue $100 civil citations or community service hours for possession of up to 20 grams of marijuana
The bill emphasizes treatment and redemption over punishment and incarceration for low-level drug offenders
In an appeal to proposed regulations, commissioner told City Council goals can be reached through collaboration
Doctor’s testimony challenges insanity plea
Rapper could face up to three years in prison if convicted
Trading sharp words on their last day together until the fall, the justices voted 5-4 in a case from Oklahoma that the sedative midazolam can be used in executions
Raised question of whether citizens have a right to know the outcome and other information about an investigation
The legalization of recreational marijuana on July 1 makes the state the fourth to do so
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against three Oxnard police officers involved in the shooting of a mentally ill man in 2012
Acting as his own attorney, the defendant cites his persecution was a conspiracy by police
Residents who attended the forum at the University of Baltimore Law School broke up into small groups to speak one-on-one with agency attorneys about their experiences with the police
Los Angeles Unified School District recently returned three grenade launchers
Judge says a lawsuit filed by the family of a Hofstra University student killed in an off-campus police shooting can move forward
They have organized an effort to require police to wear body cameras
An investigation revealed that several rounds accidentally struck and damaged a private citizen’s residence
The plaintiffs said the NYPD’s post-Sept. 11 intelligence-gathering tarnished law-abiding Muslims
Struck down a Los Angeles ordinance Monday that allowed police to inspect hotel guest records on demand
Stemming from last year’s shooting death of a homeless man, officers could face up to 15 years in prison
Nine-year veteran who shot and killed an immigrant farmworker in a busy intersection earlier this year has resigned
Opponents expressed concerns that the legislation sends the wrong message to children
Retired judge, who handled a criminal trial of one of the teens, released the December 2013 video
Inmate was convicted in the shooting death of off-duty Baton Rouge police Cpl
Body cameras are the future of law enforcement, officials say
Keeping their vow made after a man condemned in the 2003 killing of a Houston policeman was set free last week, a police union is planning to offer a reward for information
Viral photo shows what appears to be a baby, along with his father, being sworn into a police department
Defendants don’t have a constitutional right to cross-examine child accusers
Some changes include boosting hour requirements and a high school diploma
Included in the lawsuit are the former chief, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and others
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