Hasty Drug Warriors Are a Menace
Prompted by a raid that gravely injured a toddler, Georgia considers limits on no-knock search warrants.
Police Abuse
The Farce of Police Accountability in Big Cities: Baltimore Edition
A three-hour long city council committee hearing on police procedures demonstrates how elusive real police accountability is.
NY Sheriff's Deputy Turns Off Dashcam While Pulling Over Drunk Cop, Drunk Cop Allegedly Assaults Officers Trying to Arrest Him
Deputy says he knew cop from high school so felt comfortable turning off the dash-cam. DA worried there may not be policies in place.
Sheriffs Say Forfeiture Reform Threatens Public Safety
Less loot means higher taxes, cops warn.
For Want of a License Plate Light, A Life Was Lost
Followup on Montana Officer Grant Morrison's Killing of Richard Ramirez During Traffic Stop
Teen Girl Fatally Shot by Cops at Texas Police Station
It takes multiple cops firing multiple shots to subdue a 17-year-old girl with a knife?
'Bou Bou's Law' Would Restrict No-Knock Police Raids
A horribly injured toddler inspires legislation to rein in drug warriors.
Sotomayor to Justice Department Lawyer: 'We Can't Keep Bending the Fourth Amendment to the Resources of Law Enforcement'
Sonia Sotomayor stands up for the Fourth Amendment in drug-sniffing dog case.
DOJ Expected to Reject Civil Rights Charges Against Darren Wilson
Even if the shooting of Michael Brown was not justified, a federal case would be very hard to prove.
Today at SCOTUS: Traffic Stops, Drug-Sniffing Dogs, and Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
When does the use of a drug-sniffing dog transform a lawful traffic stop into an illegal seizure?
Eric Holder Orders End to DOJ Program that Shares Seized Assets with Police
System was rife with abuse, encouraging law enforcement agencies to take people's property without charging them with crimes.
Arkansas Officer Fired for Reporting That Undercover Cop Was Having Sex with Prostitute
Don Paul Bales is suing the Fort Smith police department to get his job back
Drug Warriors Say They Use Mutilating Grenades for Safety
ProPublica exposes cops' promiscuous use of flash-bangs.
Use of Chokeholds "Alarming," Says NYPD Inspector General's Report
Disciplining offending officers is "complex" and "inconsistent."
Mistrial in Richard Combs Trial, Police Chief Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man Trying to Leave Town Hall
Richard Combs shot Bernard Bailey in Eutawville, South Carolina, the jury deadlocked on murder and manslaughter charges.
Warrior Cops Use Pepper Spray, Tear Gas on Celebrating Ohio State Students
School spirit never hurt this bad.
It's Not Just About Race, It's About Power
Rethinking policing after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown
Help the Cops Chill Out
How law enforcement can be made more compatible with Americans' liberty.
12 Times the Police Used Deadly Force Under Questionable Circumstances in 2014
From Eric Garner to John Crawford to Tamir Rice.
