Police Abuse
Supreme Court Considers: Can Cops Arrest You for Going to a Party Where You Don't Know the Host?
The case has already produced some fun SCOTUS banter. It could have major consequences for due process and police accountability.
Salt Lake Police Fire Cop Who Arrested Nurse Over Blood Draw
Body camera footage has consequences.
Bad Cops Will Keep Getting Rehired As Long As You Have Powerful Police Unions
There's a simple way to break the cycle, but it's not easy.
DEA Agents Sold Opioids, Stole Cash, and Falsely Identified Drug Suspects, Say Feds
Seize the drugs. Sell the drugs. Arrest the buyers. Repeat.
New York Post Squints Hard to Find Ferguson Effect in Precinct Plagued by Misconduct Complaints
Cops in New York's 42nd District say they're afraid to do their jobs because they could get in trouble. But they've led the city in complaints for years.
Police Violence at Catalonia Vote Reveals Thuggish Nature of Government
This is what democracy looks like.
California Cop Arrested Two Days After Allegedly Assaulting DUI Suspect
A story about a police officer being held accountable by his colleagues
Nearly 300 Baltimore Criminal Cases Dropped Over Police Misconduct
Hundreds more may still be affected.
Bogus Stoned Driving Arrests Highlight Dubious Methods of 'Drug Recognition Experts'
A lawsuit by three sober drivers who were busted for DUI questions the pot-detecting abilities of DREs.
Chicago Alderman Proposes 'Super Ticket Writers' to Fill Budget Gap
Residents already face a stream of tax increases, largely to shore up pension funds.
Police Union Complains That Public Got to See Them Roughing Up Utah Nurse
Transparency about behavior of government employees is not a violation of due process.
Study: NYPD Slowdown in Petty Law Enforcement Saw Reduction in Major Crimes Complaints
Evidence against broken windows policing.
N.C. Body Camera Law Used to Shield Greensboro Police from Accusations of Abuse
A year after law passed exempting footage from public records laws, the inevitable consequences.
There's Nothing Funny About Trump's Troubling Policing Edicts
The president is sending a message that law enforcement has more latitude now to bend and break the rules.
'We Own This Property…It's Ours Until We Are Done'
Cops raid the wrong house...again.
Oklahoma City Cops Tase, Shoot, Kill Deaf Man
There were no body cameras, because the union delayed their deployment.
Coney Island Cop Caught on Video Assaulting Man Over Dropped Drink
"I'm just lucky to be alive. So many people died because of cases like this."
Off-Duty Cops Ought to Pay On-Duty Consequences
New York police officer to be arraigned for an alleged assault at a bar.
After 5 Years, Ferguson Drops Bogus Charges That Cost Navy Veteran His Job
Fred Watson, who was mentioned in a DOJ report on abuses by Ferguson police, says he was arrested and prosecuted for no good reason.
This New Database Is Tracking How Many Cops Are Charged With Crimes
A new database tries to answer one of the most vexing questions in the national debate over policing.
Sheriff Forced to Pay After Ordering Raid on Blogger Who Criticized Him
"In our case, he stepped on the wrong people's constitutional rights because we knew our rights."
Police Union Complaint About Michael Bennett Had 'No Allegation' to Investigate, NFL Says
The league responds to a complaint about a complaint about police brutality.
Lawyer: Warrantless Blood Draw Stopped by Utah Nurse Was Legal in Another Reality
The facts and the law are on Alex Wubbels' side.
Utah Nurse's Abuse by Police Detective Goes Viral; Does the Outrage Actually Mean Anything?
Even other law enforcement agencies are throwing shade.
Every Cop Involved in the Arrest of This Utah Nurse for Refusing to (Illegally) Draw a Patient's Blood Needs to Be Fired (UPDATED)
The Supreme Court decision forbidding unwarranted blood collection is a year old.
Plainclothes Cop Caught on Video Pointing Gun, Threatening Motorcyclist.
If a cop does something he's not supposed to, why isn't he fired immediately?
Joe Arpaio May Have Been Pardoned, But He's Still a Whiny Baby
His and President Trump's complaints that he was treated unfairly by the courts are nonsense.
Chicago Police Officer Convicted for Opening Fire on Car Full of Teens
Actual accountability in the Windy City, thanks to a federal jury.
Police Union Tries to Cast Criticism of Police as 'Blue Racism'
A desperate attempt to deflect accountability shows exactly what they think of themselves.
The Busiest Little Cop in the Bronx
Domestic violence! False arrest! Proposing a sex-for-favors swap! This officer has done it all. (Allegedly.)
Taxpayers Pay Steep Price For Coddling Bad Cops
After a large jury verdict award over a rapist cop, the Orange County Sheriff's Department says it's looking into changing its policies.
Police Won't Say Whether Cops Caught Fabricating Charges Were Disciplined
Citing state laws and union contracts
Illinois Legislators Urge Cops to Designate Neo-Nazis as Terrorists. They Should Be More Concerned With White Supremacists in Police Ranks.
State and local governments have made it possible for cops to largely act with impunity.
Texas Cops Spent 11 Minutes Searching a Woman's Vagina, Found No Drugs
Harris County deputies were initially indicted for the "offensive and shocking" search, but those charges were dropped last week.
Does Anti-Pot Prejudice Explain NRA's Reluctance to Condemn Philando Castile Shooting?
The organization's spokesperson seems to think Castile's cannabis consumption is relevant, but it's not clear why.
Police Serve Warrant to Wrong Address, Kill Man Who Lives There
Authorities say they were trying to serve an arrest warrant for a man wanted for assault.
Jeff Sessions Is Taking Law Enforcement Back to the 1980s
On asset forfeiture, prison sentences, and police oversight, Trump's beleaguered attorney general is rolling back decades of progress.
Fatal NYPD Shooting Reveals Weak Policies, Ineffective Discipline
Emotionally disturbed man shot and killed before any trained professionals could arrive.
Baltimore Drops Dozens of Criminal Cases over Allegations of Planted Drugs
But for the body camera footage…
Jeff Sessions Lets Cops Be Robbers
The attorney general revives a program that invites law enforcement agencies to evade state limits on asset forfeiture.
Federal Appeals Court Castigates Kansas Cops for Pot Raid Triggered by Tea
One judge notes that police raided a family's home "based on nothing more than junk science, an incompetent investigation, and a publicity stunt."
Crooked Cops Need Tighter Restrictions, Not Financial Incentives to Invent Crimes
Cops plant evidence to meet quotas, compete, and settle scores. Eased asset forfeiture with little oversight would just bribe them to do more damage.
Police Body Camera Appears to Catch Baltimore Officer Planting Drugs for a Search
This is why law enforcement should not have control over whether footage is released.
Curbing Traffic Stops Would Save Lives
So why do cops rely so much on the practice? Enforcing traffic laws is a large share of what they do.
Minneapolis Cop Shoots and Kills Australian Woman Through Door of His Car [UPDATED w/ comments from ACLU]
His and his partner's body cameras were both off.
