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NM Sheriff Says He Won’t Enforce Governor’s Gun Carry Ban

"It’s unconstitutional, so there’s no way we can enforce that order," the sheriff said in a Monday news conference. "This ban does nothing to curb gun violence."

September 12, 2023

Retired CA Officer Awarded $2.8 Million in Lawsuit Over Agency Retaliation for Ticket Quota Comments

The retired officer said supervisors prevented him from being promoted, caused him to lose overtime opportunities and pay and wrote negative evaluations after he protested.

September 8, 2023

Judge Announces End of Most Oversight of Seattle Police from Consent Decree

Mayor Bruce Harrell said there are three areas that SPD must continue to improve on and address: crowd control, the police accountability system in the city and the results of collective bargaining with the Seattle Police Officers Guild.

September 7, 2023

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Constitutionality of K-9 Sniff

Idaho's top court concluded in March that K-9 Nero's exuberance amounted to a warrantless search, so it tossed the conviction.

September 5, 2023

IL Officer Decertified Over 2008 Theft of $15 Shirt

Now, Zenna Ramos can't be a police officer in the state of Illinois – or anywhere in the country.

August 23, 2023

Gov. DeSantis Suspends Prosecutor for Being Soft on Crime

DeSantis' office says that Worrell, whose jurisdiction includes Orlando, has routinely allowed murderers and other violent offenders to "escape the full consequences of their criminal conduct."

August 10, 2023

Former Minneapolis Officer Sentenced to 57 Months Over George Floyd Death

Tou Thao was sentenced Monday morning to 57 months in prison for his role in the killing of George Floyd, becoming the fourth and final ex-officer to be sentenced in the state’s Floyd cases.

August 7, 2023

MA Troopers On Leave Over Vaccine Can be Reinstated with Back Pay

August 7, 2023

St. Louis Lieutenant Colonel Sues City, Claiming He Was Passed Over for Chief Because of Race

St. Louis Lt. Col. Michael Sack and former Lt. Col. Lawrence O’Toole were the only remaining finalists for the job after Mayor Tishaura Jones conducted a national search to replace John Hayden in 2021.

August 2, 2023

DOJ Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Memphis Police

Allegations include officers using force against people who are already restrained, and traffic enforcement that may be targeting black drivers for minor citations.

July 27, 2023

Man Sues NYPD Over Right To Record in Police Stations

"Our contention is [the NYPD's] rule, and the way this rule was written, and the way this rule is implemented, since it's an absolute ban, is not narrowly tailored and, therefore, will violate the First Amendment," LatinoJustice attorney Andrew Case said.

July 26, 2023

NYPD K-9 Handlers Sue for Overtime Pay for Dog Care

The eight officers — all lieutenants and sergeants who either currently or formerly worked as K-9 officers — want the city to pay them for the time they spend training and grooming the dogs at home.

July 25, 2023

Federal Judge Rules AZ Law Limiting Filming of Police is Unconstitutional

The law would have made it illegal to film police officers within 8 feet of law enforcement activity if the officer had requested that the citizen or journalist stop filming.

July 24, 2023

LAPD Officers Awarded $13 Million Over Allegations of Drawing Hitler Mustache on Suspect

The man lodged a complaint with the police department, alleging that his eyebrows and mustache had been shaved off, and someone had drawn various objects on his body with a Sharpie.

July 18, 2023

TX Grand Jury Clears Officer who Killed Mall Shooter

A Collin County grand jury declined to indict the Allen police officer. Allen police said in a news release Wednesday the decision “indicates that the use of force was justified under Texas law.”

June 28, 2023

Federal Court Rules Officer Injured in Protest can Sue Activist

The July 2016 protest took place outside the Baton Rouge Police Department in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling. The plaintiff officer was injured during the demonstration when he was struck by a rock or a similar object.

June 27, 2023

Minneapolis PD Faces Federal Consent Decree as DOJ Investigation Finds Civil Rights Violations

“The patterns and practices of conduct the Justice Department observed...erode the community’s trust in law enforcement. And they made what happened to George Floyd possible," Garland said.

June 16, 2023

Federal Court Rules Philly Officers Fired Over Social Media Posts can Sue Department Under First Amendment

The suit stemmed from a scandal that erupted in 2019, when a website dubbed the Plain View Project published a database of offensive social media posts made by police officers in several cities, including Philadelphia.

June 12, 2023

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