Some state legislators want to require every law enforcement officer in Oregon to meet with a mental health professional at least once every two years.
Read More →A new bill filed in the Utah State Legislature would lower the age for teenagers to face adult-level charges when they’re accused of killing police officers.
Read More →The bill, filed by Rep. Jay Hughes, D-Oxford, said any law enforcement dog used by a police enforcement or governing agency of a county or municipality injured or wounded in the line of work would be eligible for transport.
Read More →Gov. Susana Martinez plans to push legislation that would grant legal immunity to New Mexico law enforcement officers for actions in the line of duty.
Read More →The law took effect Jan. 1, and the guidelines will be required reading in all driver’s education classes in high school.
Read More →Attorneys for the state of Texas were set to head back before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday to defend the state’s new immigration enforcement law, Senate Bill 4, against charges that the measure is discriminatory and violates the U.S. Constitution.
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A federal court judge's ruling finding that Colorado's sex-offender registry violated the Constitutional rights of three sex offenders who sued could change the way the public gets access to the list.
Read More →Illinois House Bill 2661 was signed into law today. It allows police dogs injured in the line of duty to be transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility by emergency professionals.
Read More →New Hampshire is now the 22nd state and the last in New England to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.
Read More →Missouri soon will have a system to notify the general public when a law enforcement officer is killed or injured.
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