Federal Cops Are Leaving Portland. But Will the Standoff Really End?
With many of the city's entertainment options shut down, protesting has become a form of nightlife.
With many of the city's entertainment options shut down, protesting has become a form of nightlife.
President Trump sent federal agents to squash protests, but the situation has continuously escalated.
Nor did the suspect live at the residence.
"Garrett Foster understood that libertarianism was about speaking on behalf of those who are the most acutely affected by the abuses perpetrated by an overly aggressive and unaccountable government."
A federal judge gags the New York Civil Liberties Union, but a media outlet manages to collect and publish a database of misbehaving cops.
Government agents brutalizing people are in the wrong, whether or not we sympathize with those on the receiving end.
Trump sics his border police on Americans: We are all immigrants now
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon reminds the feds that they are bound by the First Amendment.
A president from a party supposedly committed to restraining the federal government is now sending enforcers to cities over local objections.
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American voters know what's up.
The president’s heavy-handed response to protests against police brutality belies his promise of "law and order."
No one should be forced to pay for officers who spend their days opposing policing reform and defending bad cops.
The Hawaii senator fails to fully consider the causes of bad policing.
From the torching of an Elk statue to clandestine raids by federal officers, it's like a bizarro episode of Portlandia
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Mask mandates are dangerous and unjust, regardless of which level of government imposes them.
As policy makers consider ways to reduce some of these shocking use-of-force incidents, they need to evaluate the role of unions in protecting overly aggressive officers.
Dozens of dozens of incidents were caught on video.
One department said a protester was hit in the eye with tear gas after the canister bounced. Video shows something entirely different.
George Floyd's death triggered a long overdue cultural reckoning with race-related issues and inequities. It will be too bad, though, if the policing issues that set off the protests are forgotten.
In attempting to appeal to everyone, the Democratic presidential candidate misses the mark.
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The decision vividly illustrates how the doctrine shields police from accountability for using excessive force.
The report found it was "not uncommon for Narcotics Bureau officers to write false or incomplete narratives that justify their uses of force."
Seeking maximal punishment for a nonviolent offense will not help the Black Lives Matter movement.
The judicially invented license for police abuse undermines the rule of law and the separation of powers.
The charges against six narcotics officers reveal a culture of shady practices that led to a deadly drug raid.
The redefinition of the term diminishes actual victims of violence and trivializes why people are protesting.
Scenes from anti-brutality protests are renewing the debate around the controversial use of rubber bullets.
Contrary to what Police Chief Art Acevedo seems to think, his department has a systemic problem.
The answer speaks volumes about the extent to which that doctrine protects police officers from liability for outrageous conduct.
Perhaps this show was not the window into law enforcement transparency it claimed to be.
And no, it wasn't the shoplifter's home.
The Fox News host says reforming qualified immunity would "end law enforcement." That's not even close to being true.
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State reform isn't a complete substitute for abolition of the federal judicial doctrine. But it can achieve a lot. A recent Colorado law provides a model other states would do well to imitate.
A Second Amendment hypocrite with a plan to undermine federalism
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that the plaintiff's Eighth Amendment rights were violated.
The Brown University economist says prejudice and systemic racism are not the primary problems facing African Americans.
The Brown University economist and outspoken critic of Black Lives Matter discusses George Floyd, social progress, and the state of political discourse.
She would still be alive if politicians did not insist on using violence to enforce their pharmacological prejudices.
The legal doctrine frequently allows police officers to violate your rights without fear of civil liability.
Deep ranks of enforcers with expansive powers and wide-ranging responsibilities will always pose a risk to the public, no matter which level of government employs them.
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