Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Alex Villanueva was ousted after a single combative, troubled term. Voters also approved giving county leaders the power to remove future sheriffs.
After Eric Parsa's death at the hands of Louisiana police, officers received approval for search warrants of the teenager's "incidents of violence or documented behavioral reports" at school.
The two sheriff's deputies have been disciplined, and the sheriff called the arrest "unacceptable."
In 2020, police severely injured Karen Garner when they arrested her for petty theft. While two officers faced time behind bars for the incident, a newly released report makes even more misconduct public.
California police seized more than $17,000 from Vera and Apollonia Ward and accused them of laundering drug money, all without charging them with a crime. The two sisters were trying to start a dog-breeding business.
Even in cases that hinged on the trustworthiness of demonstrably untrustworthy cops, people are still waiting to get their money back.
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
The two fake news organizations want the Supreme Court to review the case of a man who was arrested for making fun of the police.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September that will chip away at a policy that has long been criticized as enabling racially-motivated policing.
Out of 37 officers who were terminated and later reinstated, 17 had committed acts deemed a "threat to safety."
The lawsuit contends that after passengers are screened at federally mandated security checkpoints, Clayton County police search them again before they can board their flight.
Sierra Pettengill's documentary focuses on the fake towns, built by the Army in the 1960s, to train law enforcement.
An officer used an anonymous account to lash out at police protesters (and a Reason post). He was uncovered and fired.
The Kansas credentialing body reprimanded the officer for using excessive force against a child, but stopped short of pulling his license.
In Criminal (In)Justice, the Manhattan Institute scholar argues that most reforms favored by social justice activists—and many libertarians—make life worse for communities of color.
No, a big storm does not require big government.
A First Amendment case prompts The Onion to explain how parody works.
Plus: The Onion weighs in on qualified immunity case, Supreme Court rejects challenges to bump stock ban, and more...
Plus: The editors unpack a philosophical question from a listener concerning foreign policy.
A technically astounding film that turns a French housing block into a political warzone.
The 6th Circuit ruled that qualified immunity prevented Anthony Novak from vindicating his First Amendment rights.
The onerous sanctions regime carried out by the Trump and Biden administrations has done immeasurable harm in Iran.
Plus: The ridiculous panic over "rainbow fentanyl" continues, Arizona can enforce near-total abortion ban, and more...
Michigan is now a more dangerous place for anyone who flies with large amounts of cash.
Anti-royalists are facing fines and jail sentences for disrupting ceremonial events
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Tiffany Lindsay wants answers and an apology after her neighbors discovered her dead dog, shot the night before by Detroit police, in their garbage can.
Michael Jennings was arrested on obstruction charges, even after a neighbor who called police over "suspicious person" concerns told officers she had made a mistake.
Plus: Twitter whistleblower reports, court says FDA must reconsider vaping products, and more...
When one police officer's racist text messages surfaced online earlier this month, local officials found that city law prevented the outright firing of the officers involved.
The video shows three officers kicking, punching, and slamming the man's head into the pavement. State police are now investigating.
Multiple state agencies told Sheriff Randy ‘Country’ Seal that he had no right to collect taxes from a rancher in his parish. He sued anyway.
As the response to the Mar-a-Lago raid illustrates, Republicans are inconsistent in the other direction.
Lethal drug raids in Louisville and Houston were based on fishy police affidavits that turned out to be fraudulent.
Michael Picard's free speech rights were violated when he was booked for telling passersby to "Google Jury Nullification."
The lawsuit says police in Rosenberg, Texas, have a history of excessive force and unlawful searches, especially against those with medical vulnerabilities.
So far no one has been held criminally liable for the disastrous drug raid, which was based on a flimsy and falsified search warrant affidavit.
The Harris County, Texas, District Attorney's Office oversees civil forfeitures that make a mockery of justice.
On average, the minimum requirement for cops is about 650 hours, compared to about 1,300 hours for barbers.
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