U.S. officials said the most likely short-term cyber impact would be spillover of any cyberattack by Russia against Ukraine.
Author: Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
No-knock warrants: A growing legacy of controversy, revised laws, tragic deaths
Since March 2020, no-knock warrants have been banned or their use limited across the U.S., including Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Minneapolis.
Biased tweets? Politically-gridlocked civil rights commission squabbles over what to share with public.
A Republican appointee on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights proposed that public information only be shared if it receives a majority vote.
Philadelphia police seized their property. Most were never convicted of a crime. Most never got their stuff back.
A survey confirms arguments that civil asset forfeiture mostly ensnares law-abiding, low-income people of color, not large, criminal enterprises.
New California police accountability law will strip bad cops of badges, won’t end immunity from lawsuits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the police accountability bill known as Senate Bill 2 Thursday.
Minnesota judges are hiding jurors’ names when cops go on trial for killing people
Since 2016, four police officers in Minnesota have been put on trial for killing someone on duty. All but one of those cases have been decided by an anonymous jury.
Analysis: ‘White America can keep kicking Derek Chauvin,’ but what does it mean for systemic change?
The question is whether Chauvin’s prison sentence changes a thing for Black men and people of color who are disproportionately killed by police.
This company’s permissive policies are behind high-profile police shootings of Black men in the US
Lexipol markets its policies as a way to protect local governments from frivolous lawsuits. It has attracted law enforcement agencies nationwide.
This company has provided permissive policies behind high-profile police shootings of Black men in the US
Lexipol markets its policies as a way to protect local governments from frivolous lawsuits. It has attracted law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says he shouldn’t go to prison for George Floyd’s murder
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says the ex-cop was the product of a “broken system” and shouldn’t go to prison. Prosecutors say he should get 30 years.