Legal
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With the advent of bodycam footage, it is crucial that local laws clearly address disclosure and public access
New research reveals that people assign blame differently after viewing bodycam versus dash cam footage
The trooper opened fire to disable the vehicle because it was barreling toward a school zone
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All too often, casual use of terms or casual testimony during a motion to suppress has led police K-9 officers into this troubling area
He and another monitor will create guidelines for the stop-and-frisk program based on input from town hall-style meetings in selected communities
Suit argues that new city law about suing police interferes with state laws governing law enforcement contact with civilians
Kim Nguyen, 28, was arrested for public intoxication and somehow fell out of the cruiser into the road
The new law requires that law-enforcement agencies donate, keep or sell confiscated guns to licensed gun dealers
The player is charged with attempted murder after fighting with the officer and knocking him unconscious
Three strikes law threatens renters with eviction if they call 911 three times within four months
As long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property, the Justice Dept. will allow it
Dirt bike and other ATV riders know that cops’ hands are tied when it comes to pursuing them
Hasan could become the first U.S. soldier executed in more than half a century
The death of a teen street artist after he was TASERed by police reflects a lack of police training, says the family’s attorney
Under the 2006 Masha Law, Masha Allen can sue the 14 jailed men, which includes her adoptive father
The initiative’s architect insists it’s a symbolic stand against government surveillance
Hidden plantations that are cultivated by organized drug cartels are guarded by armed groups of illegal immigrants and worth millions of dollars
11 women and 1 man are seeking unspecified damages for civil rights violations and invasion of privacy for being taped while using the bathroom or undressing
Maj. Nidal Hasan is now eligible for the death penalty for the 2009 attack on the Texas miliary base
The ‘sovereign citizens’ told the judge they don’t recognize his authority to keep them in jail
Police have determined the boy found the gun in a closet in the home and put it in his backpack
Aaron Hernandez was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder and weapons charges in the death of Odin Lloyd
The American legal system is capable of providing independent evaluations of — and crafting remedies for — police excesses and overreaching when those occur
Reynaldo Cuevas was running away from the ambush when he slammed into an officer, which caused his gun to fire
The judge ruled that the agents had reason to believe they were in danger, but not to fire at the moving car
29-year-old James Robert Montgomery was due Wednesday for an initial appearance in a Las Vegas court on felony charges
The Supreme Court has not yet addressed this issue, and the lower courts that have are split
Maj. Nidal Hasan is acting as his own attorney but told the judge that he wouldn’t be putting up a defense
Joseph Weekley is charged with involuntary manslaughter, the first trial ended in June without a verdict
Regina Evans is accused of coaching a witness to lie to a grand jury about the spending of a $1.25 million job-training grant
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