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You Are In Eric Holder's Crosshairs

Our A.G. is seemingly convinced that cops are if not inherently racist, then at least subject to serious lapses in judgment when it comes to race.

July 22, 2010

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Obama's DOJ Will Sue To Overturn Arizona Immigration Law

Federal attorneys will argue the legal doctrine of "preemption," which is based on the Constitution's supremacy clause and says that federal law trumps state statues. The filing will also contain a civil-rights argument that the law would lead to police harassment of U.S. citizens and foreigners.

July 5, 2010

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Obama Blasts Arizona Immigration Law As 'Ill Conceived'

During the speech, Obama said immigration reform is a federal responsibility and should be passed with bi-partisan support.

June 30, 2010

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Obama Sends National Guard To Arizona Border

The troops won't make arrests or otherwise intervene directly, but will help with support and surveillance targeted both at illegal border crossing and drug smuggling.

May 25, 2010

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Obama Thanks Officers for 'Life of Service to Others'

On Peace Officers Memorial Day, President Obama thanked law enforcement for ensuring the freedoms that Americans enjoy today.

May 14, 2010

Editor's Notes

Top 10 Law Enforcement Stories of 2009

Which stories will make the PoliceMag.com list of the top LE stories of 2009? You can bet you'll find President Obama on this list.

December 29, 2009

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President Obama Signs Hate-Crimes Law

The new law expands the definition of a hate crime to cover outlaw attacks based on sexual orientation or gender in addition to race, color, religion, or national origin.

October 27, 2009

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Feds Won't Use Resources to Prosecute Medical Marijuana Cases

The Obama administration has ended the policy of federal enforcement of medical marijuana patients and dispensers in states where use of the drug is permitted for certain illnesses, Attorney General Eric Holder has announced.

October 20, 2009

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Give Credit Where Credit is Due

I still can't wrap my head around President Barack Obama's being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As a Los Angeles Times editorial noted, it's embarrassing to him and diminishes the prize. But getting rewards and being deprived of them is nothing new.

October 15, 2009

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PC Collateral Damage

Much has been made of the educational opportunities afforded by the Gates incident. But it really shows, once again, just how conditioned we have become to tolerating acts of idiocy

August 6, 2009

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Gates: Crowley Is a "Likeable Guy" When Not Arresting You

The three men embroiled in a national debate about racial profiling met for a beer in the White House library on Thursday, and agreed to meet again in Cambridge.

July 30, 2009

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Cambridge Officer: We Followed Protocols In Gates Arrest

The second Cambridge police officer who was inside the home of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. during his arrest says he and the arresting officer "followed protocols," New England Cable News reports.

July 23, 2009