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Supreme Court Considers Impact of Disability Law on Police
The justices heard arguments in a dispute over how San Francisco police in 2008 dealt with a woman with schizophrenia who had threatened to kill her social worker. Police ultimately forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's room at a group home, then shot her after she came at them with a knife.
March 23, 2015
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Video: Dallas Officers Shoot Man Wielding Screwdriver
Two Dallas police officers shot Jason Harrison, 38, at his home on June 14. Police said at the time that Harrison’s mother told them he was making “violent threats” and that Harrison, who was armed with a screwdriver, became aggressive when the officers ordered him to drop it.
March 17, 2015
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FLEOA Rebuts Attack on Federal LEOs' Pay
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) has announced its opposition to Representative Rice's PAID Act (H.R. 1137) and labeled it another ill‐advised attack on the pay of federal law enforcement officers.
March 17, 2015
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Bill Would Require Body Cameras for Nevada Police
A Nevada state lawmaker said Monday that equipping police officers with body cameras could resolve disputes over allegations of unreasonable force before they morph into civil unrest.
March 10, 2015
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ATF Shelves Controversial Bullet Ban Proposal
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is shelving a controversial proposal to ban popular ammunition that can pierce police body armor, amid opposition from hundreds of congressional lawmakers.
March 10, 2015
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Video: California Officers Sue, Claim Agency Retaliated After They Complained About Ticket Quotas
Six Whittier, Calif., police officers are suing the city, saying they faced retaliation when they complained and refused to meet alleged ticket and arrest quotas.
March 4, 2015
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Family Expected to Sue FBI Over Shooting Death of Tsarnaev Associate
The Council on American Islamic Relations Florida filed the notice of the Todashev family's intention to sue on Monday.
March 3, 2015
Ibragim Todashev (Photo: Orange County (Fla.) Sheriff)
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Video: Cleveland Blames Boy for Own Death, Then Apologizes
Mayor Frank Jackson of Cleveland apologized for the language in the city's response to the civil lawsuit filed by the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Jackson called the document's phrasing inappropriate and insensitive to Rice and his family.
March 2, 2015
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Alaska Man Gets 99-year Sentence for Officer's Murder
A man has been sentenced to 99 years in jail for killing unarmed Alaska Village Public Safety Officer Thomas Madole on March 19, 2013
March 2, 2015
Photo of Officer Thomas Madole: Alaska State Troopers
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Court Rules Officer Who Spoke Out Against Arrest Quotas Can Sue NYPD
A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit by an NYPD officer, who claims he was punished for speaking out against arrest and ticket quotas.
February 27, 2015
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Video: Research Shows Officers Hesitating to Use Deadly Force When Necessary
Data from a recent study shows that white and African-American officers alike hold a stronger subconscious bias against African-American suspects — and that they are now overcompensating for that bias, becoming more hesitant to shoot minority suspects. Researchers believe that's because those officers fear backlash.
February 26, 2015
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Colorado Residents File Lawsuit to Block Legal Marijuana
Colorado already is being sued by two neighboring states for legalizing marijuana. Now, the state faces groundbreaking lawsuits from its own residents, who are asking a federal judge to order the new recreational industry to close.
February 20, 2015
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Man Gets 30 years for 2013 Shooting of New York Officer
A Chinese national who had faced an attempted murder charge in connection with the August 2013 shooting of a Nassau County, N.Y., police officer in New Hyde Park pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree assault and first-degree burglary in exchange for a 30-year prison sentence.
February 17, 2015
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Illinois Officer Acquitted in Killing of 95-Year-Old Man
A suburban Chicago police officer was acquitted Wednesday in the death of a 95-year-old World War II veteran whom he shot with a beanbag gun at an assisted living facility.
February 5, 2015
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Wyoming House Approves Bill Allowing Guns in Schools
Legislation that would allow people with concealed-gun permits to carry firearms into public schools and government meetings won easy approval from the Wyoming House of Representatives on Monday.
February 3, 2015
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Muslim Woman Sues Michigan Agency for Making Her Remove Face Covering
A Muslim woman filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Dearborn Heights, Mich., police of violating her constitutional rights by making her remove her Islamic head scarf after they arrested her for driving on a suspended license.
January 23, 2015
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SCOTUS Rules Evidence Cannot Be Suppressed Just Because an Officer Made a "Reasonable" Traffic Stop Mistake
Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts noted that the keystone of the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable search and seizure is the word "unreasonable." And in this case, the officer's belief that having a broken tail light was illegal counted as a reasonable mistake. The traffic stop and the subsequent consensual search of the car were therefore also reasonable.
December 16, 2014
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Georgia County Pays Woman $100K to Settle Free Speech Lawsuit Against Police
Barnes said she was riding her bike on Austell Road to get butter for her family Easter Sunday when she saw the two officers. She said she cursed at them and flipped them off, and they came after her.
December 16, 2014
Amy Barnes was arrested after yelling an expletive at officers and flipping them off. Last week she was awarded $100,000 to settle a First Amendment lawsuit. (Photo: WSB TV)
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