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Tag: ACLU: Page 8
Special Units
ACLU Sues Pittsburgh PD, Alleges G-20 Misconduct
At a news conference, ACLU officials said police used excessive force while making arrests, needlessly used pepper spray on people and shot them with non-lethal rounds filled with pepper spray.
September 20, 2010
Patrol
ACLU Sues Newark PD
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Newark Police Department, alleging the agency violates the civil rights of its citizens. On Thursday, several City Council members supported the claim.
September 9, 2010
Patrol
Two Southern Arizona Sheriffs Set Up Legal Defense Fund
Sheriffs' Dever and Babeu are strong advocates of the new SB 1070 law that requires officers with reasonable suspicion to ask subjects about their immigration status.
July 14, 2010
Technology
ACLU Questions Dayton Police's License-Plate Readers
The Dayton (Ohio) Police Department has begun using license-plate readers to help identify stolen cars, respond to missing children alerts and pick up people with outstanding arrest warrants.
August 23, 2009
Technology
12 Michigan Departments Will Test Portable Fingerprint Scanners
In response, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has said it expects court challenges. A state law bans fingerprinting on arrests where the sentence would be less than 90 days.
August 18, 2009
Patrol
Portland Police "Most Arrested" List Faces ACLU Challenge
For the first time since Portland police created a secret list five years ago identifying the 35 most-frequently arrested petty criminals in the city's core, the American Civil Liberties Union and a trio of defense attorneys are challenging its constitutionality.
January 8, 2009
Patrol
LAPD and ACLU Reach Settlement on Skid Row Searches
The agreement comes 18 months after a federal judge found that the LAPD was unconstitutionally searching homeless people in the Skid Row area as part of Chief William J. Bratton's crackdown on downtown crime.
December 21, 2008
Patrol
The State of American Law Enforcement - A Love-Hate Relationship
"My brother told me, 'If you want everyone to love you, join the fire department. If you want half the people to love you but half the people to hate you, go ahead and be on the police department.'" — Officer Michael Pecha, Omaha (Neb.) Police Department.
March 31, 2008
Patrol
The Tough Guy: Sheriff Joe Arpaio
At 75, Joe Arpaio is serving his fourth term as sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz. It's a job he's held for 15 years, much to the delight of the voting population in the Phoenix area and much to the dismay of politically correct, civil liberties advocates who characterize his policies as cruel and the man himself as a dangerous dinosaur.
May 31, 2007
Patrol
Patriot Act Provision Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional a section of the Patriot Act that had allowed the FBI to request businesses’ financial records to investigate terrorism.
September 29, 2004
Weapons
Electrical Storm: Taser
The week before Christmas tragedy befell 27-year-old Marvin Hendrix of Hamilton, Ohio. That morning he was at his girlfriend’s residence when he started vomiting blood. She called 911 and paramedics arrived to find Hendrix combative and violent. They summoned the police.
May 31, 2002
Patrol
Police and Politics
Politics, politically correct ideology, and the police. The "three Ps." How well do they work together?
March 31, 2002
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