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No Federal Charges Against Officers in Freddie Gray Death, Says Report

Federal prosecutors will not charge any of the Baltimore officers involved with the death of Freddie Gray, according to a report.

September 12, 2017

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Man Sues FL Sheriff Who Threatened Arrests at Shelters During Hurricane Irma

A man who claims he was denied entry to a shelter unless he underwent a background check is suing Polk County, FL, Sheriff Grady Judd, who got national attention after saying on Twitter he would jail anyone with an outstanding warrant who tried to seek shelter from Hurricane Irma.

September 11, 2017

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Judge Declares CO Sex Offender Registration Act Unconstitutional

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. More Here.

September 5, 2017

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Utah Nurse Handcuffed Over Refusal to Draw Blood from Crash Victim

A nurse says she was assaulted and illegally arrested by a Salt Lake City police detective for following a hospital policy that does not allow blood draws from unconscious patients. More Here.

September 1, 2017

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CA Supreme Court Says Police License Plate Data Is Public

Data that law enforcement collects indiscriminately from license plate readers on millions of motorists are not police "investigative records" that may be kept secret from the public, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

September 1, 2017

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FL Governor Has Right to Reassign Anti-Death Penalty Prosecutor's Cases

A Florida state attorney who refused to seek the death penalty lost her court fight Thursday with the governor who reassigned her murder cases, including police officers' homicides, to another prosecutor.

September 1, 2017

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FL Governor Takes Kissimmee Officers' Homicide Case From Non-Death-Penalty Lawyer

Florida's governor has issued an executive order reassigning the case of a man accused of killing two police officers from the top prosecutor who says she is no longer seeking the death penalty.

August 21, 2017

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Arpaio Found Guilty of Criminal Contempt of Court

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton found former Maricopa County, AZ, Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt of court, finding that he willfully violated a federal judge's order.

July 31, 2017

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2 Former Omaha Officers Charged With Assault in Man's Death

Douglas County, NE, Attorney Don Kleine announced Wednesday that he is charging two of the officers involved in attempts to subdue a mentally ill Oklahoma man who died after being shocked repeatedly with a conducted electrical weapon on June 5.

July 27, 2017

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Former TX Officer Indicted on Murder Charge, Says Shot Teen Out of Fear for Partner's Safety

A former Dallas-area police officer was indicted Monday on murder and other charges in a deadly April encounter in which authorities said he fired at a car, killing a 15-year-old passenger. The former officer says he fired because he feared for his partner's safety.

July 19, 2017

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MO Joins 27 Other States With 'Blue Alert' System

Missouri soon will have a system to notify the general public when a law enforcement officer is killed or injured.

July 6, 2017

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CA Bill Would Make Police Body Camera Videos Public

New legislation from a Bay Area assemblyman would dramatically expand public access to police body camera videos in California.

July 6, 2017