Portland's Police Union and Outgoing Mayor Negotiate For Less Transparency For Body Cameras
Current police contract expires six months into next mayor's term, but is being renegotiated now.
Current police contract expires six months into next mayor's term, but is being renegotiated now.
The Democratic nominee continues to minimize her email "mistake" and misrepresents what she said about the disadvantages of truth in politics.
One informant lied in court and still worked for the DEA, pocketing over $469,000 in a five-year span.
Efforts to track decertified cops are stymied by police union pressure and local control.
In search of Guy Sims Fitch
A law going into effect in North Carolina next month will keep body cam footage out of the hands of the public.
North Carolina's new law gives authorities control over how much we're allowed to see, and therefore how much context we have about community anger.
Police say he was armed and an imminent threat; his family says he was reading a book in his car while waiting for his child
Newspaper demands less government transparency.
Even though states are required to submit such data, the feds have yet to punish states that fail to comply.
The Freedom of Information Act is crucial for government accountability.
After decades of making "Personnel Orders" public, NYPD quietly decides they don't have to.
No oversight, no notification, and sometimes no supporting evidence.
The transcript clearly shows otherwise.
Public records show the NYPD collected $6 million in asset forfeiture revenue in 2013, but a new lawsuit is seeking more info.
New scorecard evaluates civil liberties safeguards for body camera programs in 50 cities.
The Democratic nominee's proxies argue that she was merely reckless with the facts.
Russia is the most likely culprit. But does that mean we should elect Hillary Clinton?
Then-Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar reportedly provided cash to a "close associate" of two of the hijackers.
Anti-transparency measure undermines the purpose of cop cameras, according to advocates.
Why did the FBI recommend against prosecuting her for gross negligence in handling classified material?
Black Lives Matter's Campaign Zero project releases new analysis of contracts and police bills of rights.
It's not about fighting terrorism; it's about finding leakers.
Obama's former chief speechwriter goes to bat against information leakers.
Government report expresses concerns about accuracy, privacy, and transparency.
A transparency bill that would require 72 hours for review of legislation before its voted on is meeting a lot of resistance.
A conversation with the activist who finds some common ground with libertarianism but diverges sharply on other issues.
Former State Department staffer Bryan Pagliano, who set up Clinton's private server, will refuse to answer questions in lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch.
The email controversy recapitulates themes from Clinton's handling of health care reform.
Bombshell report says Baylor officials and coaches retaliated against rape accusers, but is maddeningly vague and short on details.
Wrongful death lawsuit likens missing video "cover-up" to what Chicago PD did with footage of Laquan McDonald's shooting death.
Lawyers representing the federal government have lied to the courts in a number of recent cases.
Clinton's campaign insists that her exclusive reliance on a private email server was allowed. It wasn't.
President Obama's foreign policy advisor admits he lied to Congress and the public about Iranian nuclear negotiations.
Copy of Senate report 'mistakenly' gets destroyed as government successfully resists release.
"Our report should never have been read as an exoneration of Saudi Arabia," says former Reagan administration Secretary of the Navy John Lehman.
Three reasons to appreciate Clinton's fascination with UFOs
Despite calls to end the militarization of police, new report says "2014 and 2015 were peak years" for local PDs acquiring weapons, armored vehicles, and more.
The Obama administration's record on free expression lies in contrast with the president's advice to college kids.
Neenah PD said hostage Michael Funk ignored orders to drop his gun. Video shows officers never said a word before they shot him.
Check local listings for the late-night public-TV debate show in which Boston liberals occasionally get to vote on libertarian arguments!
Fewer than .31 percent of law enforcement agencies are willing to make their use-of-force data public or share it with the federal government.
Politicians from the party of Reagan and Lincoln should instinctively know the dangers of giving government officials unaccountable power.
Reputation-laundering from the elite press almost as nauseating as the candidate's own easily provable lies
The two switch sides in the request for access, but the underlying issues are the same.
The presumptive Democratic nominee faces a prudent legal but treacherous political decision.
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