Criminal Justice
Sheriff Says It's OK That Deputy Shot Leashed Dog
He might have got a nasty owie if he'd stepped backward. Or not passed the "Beware of Dog" sign.
Attorney: NJ Cop Suing Department Placed on Administrative Leave, Told to Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation
The officer is among nearly two dozen others alleging civil rights violations and other misconduct by the Hackensack Police Department and its chief
Police Unions Cross Line While Bullying Public Officials
California cops employ mafia-style tactics against their critics.
Crackdown Threatens CA Marijuana Industry
Officials use every opportunity to chase away entrepreneurs
No Benefit from Red Light Cameras, Says Study
Safety isn't improved by the things, researchers find
LAPD Bodyslam Woman for Driving While Phoning
No doubt, it's part of the department's tough-love policy
Harris Co. DA Gives Up on Trying to Execute 1977 Inmate
On death row since 1978, he's been convicted and sentenced to death three time
NYPD Competence In Question After Empire State Building Incident
These folks want a monopoly on firearms?
Man Sues After Arrest For Recording Police
Of course, the officers were afraid of him and his scary camera
Traffic Cameras No Longer So Profitable
Resistance to photo-enforcement has taken some of the money out of the biz
'Proximity to Cop' Is a Capital Offense for Many Dogs
Attacks by dogs are vanishingly rare. Attacks on dogs? All too common.
Court Hears Tale of "Anarchist" Soldiers Plotting Revolution
Whatever their actual plans, they do seem to have killed two people
Two Senegalese Nationals Executed in Gambia
President Yahya Jammeh, who plans to have all death row inmates executed by mid-September, has ignored international pleas to halt the executions.
Anders Breivik, Psycho Killer?
The mass murderer's sentencing highlights the fine line between ideology and insanity.
Student Assaulted in Alleged Anti-Semitic Attack
Assailants stapled his mouth after beating him
Officers Busted for Ripping Off Their Department
Stealing from their colleagues? That's just asking for it.
Court Rules Vet Can't Sue US over Nurse's Sexual Abuse
He argued that a "special relationship" between him and the VA created a duty to protect him from being injured by VA medical staff.
Newly Elected San Francisco Archbishop Arrested for DUI
Stopped at a police checkpoint.
Shot Four Times by Undercover Deputy and Allegedly Left to Die, Seth Adams Fit the Description, Shooting Ruled Justified
More than three months after being fatally shot by an undercover Palm Beach sheriff's deputy four times in the parking lot of his family's business, the officer is cleared of any wrongdoing
Couple Accused of Stealing Mllions from Detroit Pension Fund
Several creditors say they are owed $39.5 million and are victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme.
Amish On Trial for "Hate Crimes"
Tech-averse sect caught up in a frenzy of nasty beard-cutting
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over "Accidentally" Shot Teen
Dee-Jay Galmon was trying to help the police when he was killed
Abusive Trooper Costs New York $1M
David Reynolds was awarded the damages after he was beaten during a traffic stop
Lawsuit Targets Vote on Traffic Cameras
Camera company has a history of squeezing public voices out of the debate
Whole Police Force Laid Off in the Garden State
Officials from Camden, NJ made the decision because of budget restraints
In Town That is Sixteen Percent Black African Americans Account For Ninety One Percent of Jaywalking Arrests
Data on Champaign-Urbana, Illinois was found via FOIA request
