Accused of Dictatorial Ambitions, Trump Doubles Down on Authoritarianism
His understanding of effective leadership and policing should repel anyone who cares about civil liberties and the rule of law.
His understanding of effective leadership and policing should repel anyone who cares about civil liberties and the rule of law.
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Johnny Jackson had just had surgery for his prostate cancer when three officers arrested him with "brutal force" over his expired vehicle registration.
The former president argues that accountability is the enemy of effectiveness, both for cops and for politicians.
Facial recognition technology is increasingly being deployed by police officers across the country, but the scope of its use has been hard to pin down.
Police forced 44-year-old Teddy Pittman facedown on the road at gunpoint after mistaking him for a fugitive. When they let him go, they slapped him with a traffic ticket.
More than 20 people died while in custody of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department last year.
"You've got to be able to demonstrate some level of legitimacy" the head of the National Sheriffs' Association says of carrying large amounts of cash.
Juries convicted two paramedics and one police officer of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted two other cops.
Two women reported attacks and threats from abusive ex-partners to the police. A lawsuit claimed they were ignored.
The year's highlights in blame shifting.
Police officers already are routinely indemnified, and suing them for abuse is much harder than Trump claims.
His mom is rejecting the prosecutors' absurdly strict probation rules.
An error-prone investigation in search of a fugitive led police to Amy Hadley's house.
FIRE and the ACLU of Vermont are now representing the man in a free speech lawsuit.
In 2020, Harris Elias was arrested for driving drunk even though tests showed he was completely sober. After filing a lawsuit, he's getting a hefty settlement payout.
Andrew Mitchell, who was acquitted on state murder charges in April, plead guilty this month to abducting and detaining two sex worker victims.
An NBC investigation revealed how Jackson, Mississippi, police keep burying people in pauper's graves after failing to inform their families about their deaths.
A report from New Jersey's comptroller criticizes Street Cop Training for encouraging illegal traffic stops.
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the incident as well.
Only 536 people live in this Ohio town that issues 1,800 speeding tickets per month.
A new lawsuit alleges that Deputy Benjamin Jacquot, a school resource officer, slammed an 8-year-old's face into a conference room floor, causing bruises and lacerations.
"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
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Years before a federal case shined a light on the problem, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey should have known something was amiss.
From March 2021 to July 2023, 74 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in vehicle chases occurring in counties affected by Operation Lone Star.
Officers barged into their house without a warrant, shot their dog, and mocked them, a federal civil rights lawsuit says.
NYPD radio frequencies have been open to the public since 1932. A new encrypted system will end that.
Wayne County was seizing cars and using its less-fortunate residents as piggy banks.
Maybe Brett Hankison shouldn't have been found not guilty, but he was. The Constitution says it should stop there.
Elisabeth Rehn was about to take a bath when police officers kicked down her door, flooded into her apartment, and pointed their guns at her.
That prosecutors in the Hoosier State successfully denied people this due process is a reflection of how abusive civil forfeiture can be.
"I asked them to show me a warrant; they didn't show me nothing," a grandmother said.
A 9-year-old lab mix wandered away from home during a storm. When a neighbor called the police to help find the dog's family, cops shot the pup instead.
Without a prompt post-seizure hearing, people can lose their property for months or years even when they ultimately get it back.