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State Bill Creates Process to Finally End Qualified Immunity, And It’s from Republicans 29 December 2021 Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate for the 2022 legislative session would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions...

Massachusetts Supreme Court Tackles Law Enforcement Use Of Cell Tower Dumps 29 December 2021 Years after they've become a go-to tool for law enforcement to work their way backwards to suspects, the Massachusetts Supreme Court is wrestling with the issue of cell tower dumps. Cell tower dumps...

He Was a Board Member of the Oath Keepers. Now He’s Holding State-Approved Trainings for Law Enforcement in Texas. Richard Mack wants your sheriff to defy the government. 29 October 2021 On a glorious Saturday morning in October, about 75 people are gathered inside an airy warehouse on the...

WATCH: Cops Smack Man’s Phone Out of His Hand, Flip Him Off, Then Beat the Hell Out of Him — For Filming 22 December 2021 Filming the police is entirely legal, in every state. However, all too often, we will see police officers overstep their authority and arrest, attack, and assault innocent...

At this point Quality Immunity prevails. Hopefully the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the appeal and side with the victims. Some cops are just too dense & stupid to be trusted with guns and badges. Cops Held Two Innocent Boys at Gunpoint, Forced Them to Lie on the Ground, Handcuffed Them, and...

Is the Fear Factor Overblown in Police Shootings? 22 November 2021 At issue in the review of every police shooting, whether it’s at night or in daylight, whether it’s an officer’s first shooting or third, or whether the person has a gun, a knife or no weapon at all, is one factor. Fear. For...

Roadside assistance caught the cop who killed my cousin. Justice shouldn't be so rare. 10 December 2021 Six years ago, my cousin Corey Jones, a musician, was driving home from a gig in Jupiter, Florida, when his SUV broke down. He was on the phone with roadside assistance when an undercover...

Numerous references to police & prosecutorial misconduct: Despite a botched execution and concerns over innocence, Oklahoma prepares to execute Julius Jones Persistent problems with lethal injection have not swayed the state’s determination to put Jones and five other men to death 14 November...

A Study of What Police Know About Court Decisions Exposes 'Qualified Immunity's Boldest Lie' 27 October 2021 In two cases it decided last fall and last winter, the U.S. Supreme Court suggested that it might be prepared to limit the scope of qualified immunity, a doctrine that shields police...

Fifth Circuit Says Man Can't Sue Federal Agencies For Allegedly Targeting Him After He Refused To Be An FBI Informant 8 November 2021 The secrecy surrounding all things national security-related continues to thwart lawsuits alleging rights violations. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has...

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...

The Supreme Court Declines To Determine if You Have a First Amendment Right To Film the Police 1 November 2021 The Supreme Court has just refused to hear a case at the nexus of police abuse and the First Amendment, declining to consider a petition from a man who says his free speech rights...

Police Turn on Hidden Cameras, Turn Off Fourth Amendment 1 Novembber 2021 If neighbors surrounded your home with spy cameras and monitored all your comings and goings for 18 months, you might call it stalking or something worse. Yet that’s what the police did to Travis Tuggle without a...

Philadelphia Passes Bill to Keep Police From Pulling Over Drivers for Minor Traffic Violations 17 October In a first-of-its-kind move for a major U.S. city, Philadelphia has banned its police force from pulling over motorists for minor offenses, including broken taillights or improperly...

The second case bothers me: The guy was cornered and hiding in a garage. There was no need to rush in and tangle with him immediately. A bit of patience and a qualified negotiator would probably have saved his life, or just back out and wait patiently. But with qualified immunity on your...

Note: The headline is a bit of a stretch. Failure to grant certiorari, i.e. declining to hear an appeal, does not mean that the U.S. Supreme Court concurs with the lower court's decision. As it turns out, Jeriel Edwards attorneys didn't present any evidence of record in response to the...

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...