Brickbat: Just Don’t Look
Georgia state Rep. Joseph Gullett (R–Dallas) has sponsored a bill that would limit police body camera and dashcam videos from open records laws when they capture someone’s death.…
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Border czar says ICE could drawdown in Minnesota as shutdown deadline looms
*** partial government shutdown is not inevitable at this point. Lawmakers are still negotiating. Immigration enforcement, however, has emerged as the flashpoint in these talks with Minnesota driving…
Read more Border czar says ICE could drawdown in Minnesota as shutdown deadline loomsDemocrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won’t meet demands for ICE reform
Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to…
Read more Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won’t meet demands for ICE reformHow police departments’ loosely-written and poorly-enforced rules enable off-duty police misconduct
There were suspicions, but nobody knew for sure whose side Eddie Villarreal was on until the night he pulled over the two FBI agents. By day, Villarreal was…
Read more How police departments’ loosely-written and poorly-enforced rules enable off-duty police misconductTop Border Patrol official due in court to answer questions about Chicago immigration crackdown
A senior Border Patrol official who has become the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago is due in court Tuesday to take…
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Report shows rocky body camera rollout for Denver deputies
DENVER — A new report shows Denver Sheriff Department (DSD) deputies ran into big problems amid their body camera rollout last year. While many law enforcement agencies were…
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Wyoming cop assaulted a disabled 8-year-old, then deleted the body camera footage, lawsuit claims
Last spring, a disabled Wyoming 8-year-old was assaulted by a school resource officer, who pinned the boy facedown on the floor of a school conference room seemingly unprovoked.…
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