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Boston Police Officer's Tweets from "Stop the Steal" Rally Protected by First Amendment Against Government Employer Retaliation

An excerpt from the >16,000-word opinion written by Commissioner Paul Stein in Abasciano v. Boston Police Dep't, decided last month… The post Boston Police Officer's Tweets from "Stop the Steal" Rally Protected by First Amendment Against Government Employer Retaliation appeared first on Reason.com.

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New Developments In Jonbenet Ramsey Murder Case

Insights from a 2000 interview with JonBenet Ramsey's parents shed new light on the unsolved 1996 murder case.

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Police shoot dead teenager during traffic stop in North Dakota

Three officers placed on administrative leave after killing of Nicholas Bruington

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An Alabama band director refused to stop playing at a school football game. Police tasered him

Johnny Mims’ lawyer called the incident an ‘alarming abuse of power’ by police

The Independent UK

Mississippi judge declares mistrial in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver

Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery.

WEKU

Police Union Response And Investigation Procedures

Baltimore police union defends officers in internal investigation, calls for more staffing

Zenger

Bargaining in Blue: Baltimore police union calls for more staffing in response to shooting

Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.

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Ban on Knowingly False Statements During Emergencies Struck Down on First Amendment Grounds

From Judge Pedro Delgado-Hernández's opinion today in Rodriguez-Cotto v. Perluisi-Urrutia (D.P.R.): Article 5.14(a) criminalizes, after the Governor of Puerto Rico has decreed by executive order an emergency or disaster, to knowingly, purposely or recklessly: (1) give a warning or false alarm, knowing that the information is false, in relation to…

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Co Armagh boy's surprise brush with the law during US trip for medical treatment

"Oisín's face just lit up when he saw the police officers and he hasn't stopped smiling since."

Belfast Live

‘Annihilating for survivors’: the Catholic church and its plaques to abuse perpetrators

Across Australia child sexual abuse survivors have to contend with church memorials to their abusers and those who protected them

The Guardian - AU

Boston Police say they received, ignored 12 ICE immigration detainer requests

BOSTON — The Boston Police Department says it received and ignored 12 federal requests to detain suspected illegal immigrants last year under the city's sanctuary-city law.

Boston Herald

JonBenet Ramsey detective among five Boulder police officers disciplined for failing to investigate cases

Internal Boulder Police Department audit found that cases had not been investigated or not investigated fully

The Independent UK

91-year-old Boston civil rights icon Jean McGuire stabbed in park

BOSTON — A 91-year-old woman survived being stabbed multiple times while walking her dog in Franklin Park Tuesday night, according to the Boston Police Department.

Boston Herald

Detective’s lawsuit against Baltimore Police Department claims ‘corruption and misconduct’ at highest levels

A Baltimore Police detective is suing Commissioner Michael Harrison, Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau, an internal affairs captain and a retired colonel, claiming they conspired against him to prevent a separate, negligent death lawsuit against the department.

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Recent violence serves as a ‘stress test’ for Baltimore Police consent decree reforms, federal judge says

BALTIMORE — A “staffing crisis” and mounting public pressure to reduce surging violence in Baltimore threaten the “significant progress” the city’s police department has made since a federal consent decree was reached five years ago, the federal judge overseeing the process warned Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

‘I made a lot of mistakes’: Jon Bernthal on machismo, his violent past and playing a corrupt cop in We Own This City

For his role in the hotly anticipated new drama from the creators of The Wire, Bernthal embedded himself in the Baltimore police force. He talks about his own brushes with the law, advice from Brad Pitt and how acting saved his life

Salon

Bernthal on being Baltimore's dirty cop

On "Salon Talks" Bernthal reveals he spoke to the real Sgt. Wayne Jenkins in prison, victims & friends for the role

Tribune News Service

Baltimore Police aim to be among first law enforcement agencies to hire civilian investigators

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Police Department plans to become one of the first law enforcement agencies in the nation to hire civilians to investigate low-level crimes, internal affairs complaints and cold cases.

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Crime Victims Allege Baltimore Police Department Unconstitutionally Seized (and Destroyed) Their Property

A federal court has allowed the case to go forward, including on a theory that the Department does this as a "pattern and practice."

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