by Brooke Kaufman
According to court documents published by Techdirt, a federal jury in Denver, Colorado, awarded $14 million in compensatory and punitive damages to 12 protestors injured by Denver police in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020. After five hours of deliberation, the jury determined that ...
by Brooke Kaufman
Christian Ramirez, a San Diego resident and community organizer and human rights advocate, was at the San Ysidro Port of Entry when he witnessed male U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers inspecting and patting down female travelers. Ramirez, concerned that the officers were abusing their power, ...
by Brooke Kaufman
A recent report from the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (“IG”) uncovered a program of “postal cops” within the U.S. Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Analytics and Cybercrime Program is used to “proactively gather intelligence using cryptocurrency analysis, open-source intelligence, and social media analysis.” ...
by Brooke Kaufman
Former Pennsylvania police chief Brent Getz was found guilty of raping a six-year-old girl with his friend for years, authorities said. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the jury’s verdict last month.
Getz’s co-defendant, Gregory Wagner, of Lehighton, previously pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Getz. ...
by Brooke Kaufman
Despite some depictions in popular culture, the police can lie to you during questioning. Although there are limits to the lies police can tell, most officers will say anything to get a confession or some kind of incriminating information. Meredith Dietz, writing for Life Hacker, interviewed Phoenix ...
by Brooke Kaufman
According to VICE, the Biden administration has been encouraging local governments to use American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds, a pandemic relief aid package, on policing.
“I want more cities and states to use some of the $350 billion we sent to them on the American Rescue ...
by Brooke Kaufman
According to Axios, some law enforcement agencies are choosing not to share statistics on hate crimes with the FBI. This comes as the U.S. Justice Department reports “skyrocketing” hate crime incidents.
Advocates and DOJ officials say underreporting can lead to misrepresentations of the violence faced by Asian ...
by Brooke Kaufman
An article from Reason.com claims police are able to view personal data when a cellphone is connected to car Bluetooth. Without a warrant, police are able to see not only GPS details but other kinds of information shared with the car’s onboard computer. The U.S. Supreme Court ...
By Brooke Kaufman
March of 2022 marks 50 years since President Richard Nixon’s National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse issued its report, Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding. The panel, chaired by former Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer, was appointed just one year after President Nixon described drug abuse as ...
by Brooke Kaufman
Glendale, Arizona, police officer Matt Schneider is facing a civil rights lawsuit for excessive force after tasing a vehicle passenger 11 times, including one tase to the genitals, during a traffic stop. The passenger, Johnny Wheatcroft, filed the suit in Arizona federal court after being tased while ...
