Appeals Court Rules Ohio Cops Didn't Have Cause To Arrest Man Wearing 'Fuck the Police' Shirt
The sheriff's deputies are also not entitled to qualified immunity because the First Amendment right to offend police has been repeatedly upheld.
The sheriff's deputies are also not entitled to qualified immunity because the First Amendment right to offend police has been repeatedly upheld.
The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named.
A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order, saying the evidence of legal violations is insufficient at this point.
Despite a binary media narrative, the vast majority of the U.S. is in favor of quality, accountable policing.
Butts County, Georgia, Sheriff Gary Long cited no evidence to support his pre-Halloween stunt.
"Active bystandership" training encourages officers to stop their colleagues from violating people's rights.
It is almost impossible to hold a rogue federal officer accountable. The Supreme Court may make it even harder.
Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao are charged with federal crimes for failing to stop Derek Chavin from killing Floyd.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's support for qualified immunity is in opposition to the principles he says he stands for.
Brookside officers have been accused of fabricating violations and are being sued.
Iowa officers detect less than one gram of marijuana, 100 yards away, in a closed container in a moving car.
Kelli Goode's civil suit is a case study in how difficult it can be to get state actors to take responsibility when they allegedly infringe on someone's rights.
Cops in Los Angeles killed a young girl in a department store dressing room by accident while firing at a suspect armed with nothing more than a bike lock.
It was the city that put the footage in the public record in the first place.
The officers originally received qualified immunity, meaning Timpa's estate had no right to state their case before a jury.
The NYPD declined to punish nine other officers, despite recommendations from the city's Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Despite bipartisan momentum at the federal level, Congress still couldn't get anything over the finish line.
The best thing you could say about Bill de Blasio was that he was good for a laugh.
Politicians and cops found creative ways to dodge responsibility in 2021.
The Institute for Justice wants the Supreme Court to review the case—and to clarify the proper scope of "investigatory stops."
The victim denied police permission to search his home. Cop shouted, "I don't need your permission!"
A federal court wasn't having it.
There are better ways to build trust in the community than by violating the Fourth Amendment.
The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case.
Given the dangers of jails and prisons, the pettiest of crimes can become death sentences.
Some are using Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal to argue for harsher laws and punishments. Andrew Coffee IV's case is a study in why that's an awful idea.
Bau Tran might go to jail for his conduct, but he will be insulated from having to face a jury in civil court.
"This is not just an obvious constitutional infringement—it's hard to imagine a more textbook violation of the First Amendment."
The obvious lesson is that, yes, people want reform and better police conduct, not necessarily broad, vague plans to replace them.
Denver cops received qualified immunity after performing a warrantless search of a man’s tablet and trying to delete a video he took of them beating a suspect.
What began with a speeding ticket turned into a deadly flipping of an SUV with a family inside.
The dog died after the man went to jail for exercising his First Amendment rights.
The Supreme Court's notion of "fair notice," which it says requires blocking many civil rights lawsuits, is based on a demonstrably false assumption.