Legal
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The appellate court was critical of the officer’s decision to enter a suspect’s vehicle, which resulted in the shooting death of the driver and a second officer being struck twice by the vehicle
A suspect challenged the validity of the underlying arrest warrants, but the court held the officers had a good faith basis to rely on the information about the warrants
House Bill 838 creates a new crime: bias-motivated intimidation, which would apply to the death or serious injury of a police officer
The suspect allegedly lit an explosive and tossed it into a federal courthouse, officials say
Wearing large numbers could more easily identify officers if they violate the his crowd control order, the judge said
A man says his freedoms were violated when police charged him with disorderly conduct after he told them, ‘F*** the police’
Deputy Tai Chan was accused of shooting a fellow deputy in the back during an alcohol-fueled fight in 2014
An appeals court interceded Wednesday after the unions appealed a judge’s ruling that had cleared the way for the records’ release
Thao claims the felony charges brought against him are “not supported by probable cause”
It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict former officer Darren Wilson
The Department of Transportation threatened the artist with summonses or worse if he doesn’t remove a blue line painted on a road divider
The man was charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Lt. Glenn Hutto Jr., 45, and Curtis Richardson, 58
The city is fining the federal government $500 every 15 minutes, the maximum charge allowed, until it removes an unpermitted fence
The livestream zooms in on protesters, making them vulnerable to face surveillance technology, the ACLU contends
Several experts have raised concerns that the bans violate the U.S. Constitution’s protections of free speech
A federal judge had halted the release of disciplinary records online last week after unions sued
The court bypassed the issue of whether the stop was a legitimate welfare check
The decision comes after a recent city directive ordered police to stop using tear gas to control crowds
Police and protesters clashed in D.C. in June just before President Trump arrived for a staged photo event nearby
“We believe the public good it could do outweighs the potential harm,” ProPublica’s editor-in-chief said
A curated collection of controversial Facebook posts by over 300 city cops was published in 2019
The judge had previously ruled that journalists and legal observers are exempt from police orders requiring protesters to disperse
Unions argued that posting unproven or false complaints could sully officers’ reputations and compromise their safety
The bill bans neck restraints, chokeholds and warrior-style training
A letter to the American public: Why police reform must address immunity and evidence-based training
Just as we use evidence-based medicine to determine treatments, we should use evidence-based research to determine police policies
Video of the incident circulated on social media, prompting an uproar
According to the lawsuit, the Aurora interim police chief said that a hearing was not required and that she had discretion as police chief not to hold one
Mayor Ted Wheeler has opposed US agents’ presence, but has faced criticism for not reigning in local police who used tear gas
Police leaders say Massachusetts has led the way in police reform for years, but they feel their efforts have been ignored
District Court Judge Peter Cahill said he agreed with defense attorneys’ arguments that a gag order would be unfair to their clients
Former officer Garrett Rolfe’s attorneys said the prosecutor had repeatedly made comments to inflame public sentiment against him
The sweeping package was said to be one of the most substantial changes to the state’s criminal justice system in years
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