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    Metairie, Louisiana: Cop Billy Matranga Arrested Lennon Betancourt on 'Terrorizing' Charges for Class Joke, Gets Qualified Immunity

    Cop Who Arrested High Schooler on 'Terrorizing' Charges for Class Joke Gets Qualified Immunity A judge's blistering dissent is a reminder that this issue does not have to be a partisan one. 21 April 2022 A police officer who questionably arrested a high school student on "terrorizing" charges...
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    Letter From High-Ranking FBI Lawyer Tells Prosecutors How To Avoid Court Scrutiny Of Firearms Analysis Junk Science

    Letter From High-Ranking FBI Lawyer Tells Prosecutors How To Avoid Court Scrutiny Of Firearms Analysis Junk Science 18 February 2022 Law enforcement — including the FBI — like to claim they’re heavily invested in science. The use of forensic “science” has been with us for years, but nowhere...
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    ICE settles with immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir who sued over first amendment violations

    ICE settles with immigrant rights leader who sued over first amendment violations Ravi Ragbir said he was targeted for deportation because of protected speech criticizing ICE and the immigration enforcement regime. 24 February 2022 A NEW YORK CITY activist who alleged in court that he was...
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    Florida's Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms Haven't Stopped the Shakedowns

    Florida's Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms Haven't Stopped the Shakedowns Despite civil asset forfeiture reforms in Florida, police are still finding ways to take people's stuff. 12 December 2021 On a May day in 2015, a task force of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and Miami-Dade...
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    Hacked Data Exposes Law Enforcement Officers Who Joined Far-Right Oath Keepers Group

    Hacked Data Exposes Law Enforcement Officers Who Joined Far-Right Oath Keepers Group 5 October 2021 Some more unsettling news about law enforcement's close relationship to (or at least professional tolerance of) far-right groups linked to the January 6th raid of the Capitol building has come...
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    Federal police reform talks have thus far failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success, including in California

    Federal police reform talks have thus far failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success, including in California 28 September 2021 Bipartisan talks over police reform ended with no agreement on Sept. 22, 2021, with House Democrats and Republicans blaming each other for the lack...
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