Legal
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This case is a reminder that when practicable, officers should allow time for a subject to comply with commands
Lie about evidence, mislead the court and cause a miscarriage of justice, and monetary damages may follow
Cops and citizens could become victims of these new statutes if due process and other fundamental liberties are violated
The bill was requested by the family of Virginia State Trooper Andrew Fox, who was killed when struck by a car at a fair in 2012
The FBI said that it will review the evidence to determine whether federal action is justified
The violent struggle with officers was captured on surveillance video
The ACLU supports a Supreme Court decision that police must have probable cause to affix a GPS tracker on a car
Harry Bailey has found himself back in uniform as the city adopts federally mandated reforms to address excessive force and biased policing
L.A. County spent $43 million on lawsuits involving the Sheriff’s Department last year — nearly half the county’s total litigation costs
Residents asked a judge to stop a massive barrier system that would ring the 16-acre trade center site
Police shot plainclothes Officer William H. Torbit Jr. 34 times during a fight outside a downtown nightclub in 2011
Juror said her religious beliefs did not allow her to “sit in judgment of another human being”
The attorney for a woman who accused star Florida State quarterback of sexual assault intends to sue police over how the case was handled
The Insane Clown Posse has sued over a 2011 FBI report that describes the rap-metal duo’s devoted fans, the Juggalos, as a dangerous gang
The decades-long scam netted more than $20 million in Social Security disability payments
In the first day of closing arguments, attorneys provided dramatically different portraits of the 2011 death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas
Arraignments in the sweeping case began late Tuesday morning
The Orange County jury is expected to hear closing arguments on Tuesday
Barry Baldwin, a 37-year-old Brooklyn resident, has been charged with hate crimes for knocking women unconscious in a Jewish neighborhood
Prosecutors and police attorneys may find a new study useful in countering the assertion that a TASER “ride” messes with the mind to a unique and significant degree
The congressional push comes as President Barack Obama and his Cabinet draw attention to the issue of mandatory sentences, particularly for nonviolent drug offenders
Gary Lee Bullock, 43, of Redway, was taken into custody by Humboldt County deputies in the killing of the Rev. Eric Freed
A journalist says New York City police officers tackled him and unfairly arrested him while he was covering the anniversary of the protests
Retail sale of “recreational pot” officially began this week in Colorado — does this mark the beginning of an inevitable slide toward legal marijuana from coast to coast across the United States?
William Bratton has taken over the nation’s largest police force
Authorities say David Charles broke into Indiana Medical History Museum multiple times to steal body parts
A key witness has recanted his testimony in the 1990 murder conviction of Alvin Parker for the murder of off-duty officer Gary Lee Ward
Branden Mattier, 23, alleges police misconduct and is seeking $100,000 in damages
Judge cited an “important governmental interest” in public safety
They’re accused of ordering people out of their cars by using megaphones and high-powered flashlights, then driving away without robbing anyone
The officer’s lawyer argued that she truly feared for her life when she fired at him, despite reports that his hands were raised and empyty
Anthony Lee and his brother Diante Lamont Coakley were denied bail Sunday and will remain in jail after being charged with first-degree murder
As Colorado prepares to be the first in the nation to allow recreational pot sales, opening Jan. 1, hopeful retailers are investing their fortunes into the legal recreational pot world
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