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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2018

Funding for Local Police Cannot be Based on ICE Cooperation, Judge Rules

The U.S. Department of Justice cannot force local police departments to cooperate with immigration agents as a condition for receiving federal funding for a law enforcement program, a judge in Los Angeles ruled this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2018

Jury Awards Family $100,000 in Civil Trial of NC Officer Who Fatally Shot Man

A jury awarded a family $100,000 Tuesday in the case of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC, police officer who fatally shot a man five years ago. The family had asked for $1.1 million.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2018

Last Suit Accusing NYPD of Spying on Muslims Is Settled

The last of three major lawsuits over the surveillance of Muslims by the New York Police Department was settled on Thursday, ending years of litigation over a broad, decade-long spying program.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2018

No Charges for NC Officers Who Fatally Shot Man in 'Ambush' Outside Police HQ

Two CMPD officers and two probation officers returned fire when Jonathan Bennett, 23, pulled into the parking lot just before 11 p.m. on Jan. 11 and began shooting, Merriweather's report states.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2018

California Supreme Court Upholds Law Allowing DNA Collection Upon Arrest

The California Supreme Court decided 4-3 Monday that the state may continue to take DNA from people arrested for a felony crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2018

Widow of Slain Texas Trooper Pushing for Tougher "Bond" Laws

Trooper Damon Allen was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day in Freestone County, TX. Investigators say the trooper's suspected killer was out on bond for assaulting a Smith County, TX, deputy in July. Allen's wife wants to prevent repeat offenders from killing law enforcement officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2018

Maryland's Highest Court Reinstates Officers' Names to Courts Database

Maryland’s highest court voted unanimously Tuesday to restore police officers’ names to the public online court database, overturning a change made last year that prompted an outcry when it went into effect last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2018

LAPD Officer Won't Be Charged in Fatal Shooting of Armed Teen

Los Angeles County prosecutors outlined their reasoning in an 11-page memo made public Monday, saying Officer Eden Medina reasonably believed the teenager posed a deadly threat and used "reasonable force" to defend himself and others.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2018

President Trump Directs Justice Department to Ban Bump Stocks

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has signed a memo directing the Justice Department to propose regulations to "ban all devices" like the rapid-fire bump stocks involved in last year's Las Vegas massacre.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2018

Jury Awards More Than $37M to Family of Maryland Woman Over Fatal Police Shooting

A Baltimore County jury has ruled in favor of the family of Korryn Gaines — and awarded more than $37 million in damages — in the civil lawsuit brought by the family of the Randallstown, MD, woman who was fatally shot by a county police officer after a six-hour standoff in 2016.

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