Suspected low-level drug crimes don't "justify subjecting the plaintiffs to involuntary catheterization, a highly invasive—and in these cases—degrading medical procedure."
Some officials want to reevaluate enforcement of low-level, nonviolent offenses during the pandemic. For others, it's business as usual.
If only everybody weren’t stuck in their homes.
An innocent man was beaten up by a local police detective and an FBI agent. No one wants to take responsibility.
And he's far from the first prosecutor to be caught with his hand in the asset forfeiture cookie jar.
Lamonte McIntyre served 23 years in prison for murders that he did not commit.
Only 10 jurors sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death for the deaths of three police officers.
Defensive official reactions to corruption encourage the attitude that troubles the attorney general.
Man tackled, shot twice for crime of illegally shifting between train cars.
One of the officers was fired after arresting two 6-year-olds in one day.
The Institute for Justice calls on the Supreme Court to put a stop to it.
After declaring another man arrested by Gerald Goines "actually innocent," the Harris County district attorney says prosecutors are re-examining cases going back to 2008.
The incident is just the latest in a string of excessive force incidents involving school resource officers around the country.
Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced action against the department.
Dwain Barton says Officer Dean Vann illegally entered his home and used excessive force while arresting him without probable cause.
District Attorney George Brauchler: "Bottom line is if one of us had been in that car and not officer Nate Meier, you ask me if I think it would have been treated differently, I do."
Prince George's County had started a pilot program to fit officers with body cameras five years ago, but never set aside the money to expand.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg says it's reasonable to presume that Gerald Goines also lied in other drug cases.
Hundreds of police departments are using facial recognition technology without oversight.
The Institute for Justice asks the Supreme Court to clarify a doctrine that shields cops from responsibility for outrageous conduct.
He gave her marijuana, too.
Additional grand juries will investigate possible wrongdoing by other narcotics officers, including the way the raid was conducted.
At least 20 officers have been suspended while the LAPD investigates the placement of innocent motorists on the gang database.
Three deputies were placed on leave after the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office received the video.
D.C. cops appear to have a thing for illegally probing butts.
The officer was suspended for only six days.
The judge said six months in jail for the cop's perjury would be "unduly harsh."
The chief weighs in: "Poor choices were made on Christmas night."
He is one of at least eight officers in the department who allegedly stopped people without cause and pocketed their cash.
Thanks to the police union, bad officers don't stay fired for long.
Chief Michel R. Moore: "There is no place in the Department for any individual who would purposely falsify information on a Department report."
Michael Reynolds was charged with aggravated burglary and assault because of the incursion.
In requiring greater transparency in police record-keeping, California proves it can do at least one thing right.
St. Charles County law enforcement used shady practices to seize motorists' assets without convictions.
Clark Neily's excellent proposal for addressing small, but troubling politice violations of constitutional rights.
Body camera footage captured Aaron Dean fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson without announcing that he was a police officer.
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