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Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer. 19 November 2021 For two weeks, we’ve heard trial testimony and seen evidence of the events that occurred on August 25...

Statewide database on police use of force in NC won’t be public 28 November 2021 Incidents in which police officers kill or injure someone in North Carolina are going to be recorded statewide for the first time in a database. But the information will not be made available to the public. WRAL...

Watch Nevada Highway Patrol Officers Seize a Veteran's Life Savings Through Asset Forfeiture The officers admit there's nothing illegal about carrying large amounts of cash, then take almost $90,000 from him anyway. 1 December 2021 "I just want to tell you Officer Brown, you're taking money...

Documents Shows Just How Much The FBI Can Obtain From Encrypted Communication Services 2 December 2021 There is no "going dark." Consecutive FBI heads may insist there is, but a document created by their own agency contradicts their dire claims that end-to-end encryption lets the criminals...

Helicopter Footage Obtained By The ACLU Shows Pervasive Surveillance Of Peaceful Anti-Police Violence Protests 24 November 2021 [faiaruse] Thanks to a trove of public records, the ACLU can provide some insight on how the California Highway Patrol engaged in surveillance of anti-police...

California sheriff turning inmates over to ICE in violation of state rules, lawsuit says 17 November 2021 A California sheriff has been hit with a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union after he allegedly violated state law by turning inmates over to Immigration and Customs...

School Officials Welcome Homeland Security Surveillance After Student Fights Administrators in a Maryland school district say they wanted help monitoring school safety — but sweeping surveillance could land kids in gang databases and families in deportation proceedings 9 November 2021 In late...

ACLU Sues a Pennsylvania County for Detaining Probation Violators for Months With No Hearings 27 October 2021 A Pennsylvania county is locking up alleged probation violators for months with no court hearings to examine their cases, the American Civil Liberties Union claims in a class-action...

Joe Biden Says Families Separated at Border Won't Be Receiving $450,000 Settlements 4 November 2021 President Joe Biden is playing hardball with migrant families that were separated at the border by the last administration. On Wednesday, the president said that these families would not be...

The Demand for Money Behind Many Police Traffic Stops Busted taillights, missing plates, tinted windows: Across the U.S., ticket revenue funds towns — and the police responsible for finding violations. 31 October 2021 Harold Brown’s contribution to the local treasury began as so many others...

Appeals Court Doesn't Seem To Like Much About A Criminal Defamation Law Police Used To Arrest A Critic 3 November 2021 Three years ago, cops in New Hampshire arrested Robert Frese for the crime of… insulting some cops. Frese, facing a suspended sentence for smashing the window of a neighbor's...

California Activists Sue Marin County Sheriff for Illegally Sharing Drivers’ License Plate Data With ICE, CBP and Other Out-of-State Agencies Immigrants’ Privacy, Security Threatened by Sheriff’s Practice, Which Violates California Law 14 October 2021 Community activists in Northern...

WATCH: 3 Teens Attack Innocent Shantel Arnold Before a Deputy Shows Up and Beats Her Even More 18 October 2021 Shantel Arnold is still recovering from the horrifying experience she went through last month that will likely leave permanent scars on her body as well as her mind. A brief video...

ACLU demands reform after Black girl arrested in Hawaii 18 October 2021 Honolulu police officers and officials with Hawaii’s public school system discriminated against a disabled Black child by handcuffing, arresting and interrogating the 10-year-old girl for a “run-of-the-mill” dispute...

Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill. 7 October 2021 In the months after George Floyd’s murder, state legislators across the country tried to undo a legal doctrine that makes it virtually impossible to sue police...

The FBI's Secret FISA Court Surveillance Applications Are Chock Full of Screw-Ups 1 October 2021 More than 400 problems were found with 29 warrant requests, twice the number previously revealed. The FBI has done an even worse job properly double-checking the accuracy of warrant applications...

Lawton, Oklahoma: A Confrontation leads to arrest of students; girls claim incident started with National Anthem 20 September 2021 An Oklahoma mom claims her two daughters were arrested and suspended from Lawton High School. Samantha Woods told KFOR a confrontation with a teacher came after...