IRONY: US State Department ‘Concerned’ After China Encourages Citizens to ‘Spy on Each Other’
Can someone, anyone say: If you see something say something?
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3229795/under-new-law-china-encouraging-citizens-spy-each-other-us-says
A New Online Game Asks: Would You Be Able To Immigrate to the U.S.?
https://reason.com/2023/07/31/a-new-online-game-asks-would-you-be-able-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/
Iowa Governor Deploys Troops to Mexico Border Using COVID-19 Funds:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4135636-iowa-governor-taps-covid-funds-to-send-troops-to-mexico-border/
NYC Considers Central Park Among Sites to House Migrants:
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/central-park-among-nyc-areas-considered-to-house-migrants-everything-is-on-the-table/4559040/
NYPD stops Post reporter from interviewing migrants on public sidewalk:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/02/nypd-curbs-post-reporter-from-interviewing-migrants-on-public-sidewalk/
The Star-Spangled Kangaroo (The USS Canberra):
Australia is not a sovereign nation in any meaningful way; we’re functionally a US military/intelligence asset, and according to our defense minister Richard Marles our own military is being moved “beyond interoperability to interchangeability” with the US war machine so they can “operate seamlessly together, at speed.”
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/07/27/the-star-spangled-kangaroo/
MA state police and republican John Moran request warrant sweep of homeless at Mass. and Cass encampment:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/08/03/lawmakers-demand-warrant-sweep-in-mass-and-cass-encampment
Lawmakers push for bigger police presence at Mass. and Cass:
"Ten police officers are now working in the Mass. and Cass area 24 hours a day."
Police to enforce San Diego's new homeless camping ban:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-are-about-to-enforce-san-diegos-new-homeless-camping-ban-nobodys-quite-sure-what-will-happen-next/ar-AA1eyabm
Sacramento police ordered to stop homeless encampment sweeps ahead of heat wave:
https://www.courthousenews.com/sacramento-ordered-to-stop-encampment-sweeps-ahead-of-heat-wave/
Police chief arrested for attacking homeless man in Florida:
https://fox8.com/news/local-police-chief-accused-of-attacking-homeless-man-in-florida/
Miami Beach weighs outdoor sleeping crackdown for homeless:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article277428983.html
Maine DOT to close part of Portland park and ride lot where homeless people are camping:
https://www.pressherald.com/2023/08/01/state-plans-to-close-part-of-portland-park-and-ride-lot-where-homeless-people-are-camping/
Texas man found 'not guilty' after police ticketed him for feeding homeless:
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-man-found-not-guilty-after-being-ticketed-for-volunteering-to-help-feed-the-homeless
Boston mayor Michelle Wu must produce evidence, emails about her ‘enemies’ list:
Hunter Biden told judge that he was a member of the CT bar in good standing - but he was suspended two years ago:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12356755/Hunter-Biden-told-judge-oath-member-Connecticut-bar-good-standing-SUSPENDED-two-years-failure-pay-fees.html
Biden said his son earned no money from China. His son says otherwise:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/01/biden-said-his-son-earned-no-money-china-his-son-says-otherwise/
Rand Paul files criminal referral to DOJ over Dr. Fauci's Wuhan lab gain-of-function lies:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rand-paul-criminal-referral-dr-faucis-gain-of-function
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1685370259451109376
Congressman investigates ‘overreach’ of ‘coercive’ COVID-19 vaccination mandates:
https://oversight.house.gov/release/wenstrup-opens-investigation-into-federal-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/
Appeals court ruled ICE agent who raped and sexually abused a Honduran woman for four years can be sued:
https://webservices.courthousenews.com/sites/Data/AppellateOpinionUploads/2023-01-8--14-21-32-22-843_opn.pdf
Bipartisan Bills Would Create a Northern Border Coordination Center:
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/dems/peters-bipartisan-bills-to-establish-center-to-coordinate-northern-border-security-address-staffing-shortages-at-ports-of-entry-advance-to-the-full-senate/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2291/text
Maine ACLU says Cyr bus line allowed border officials to search buses without warrants:
When Will Biden Stop Giving Immigration Powers to Racist, Corrupt Sheriffs?
"The two sheriffs are far from the only controversial law enforcement officials in the program. A 2022 ACLU report found that 65 percent of the Biden administration’s 287 partners have records of racial profiling and other civil rights violations, while 59 percent have records of pushing anti-immigrant hate."
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/when-will-biden-stop-giving-immigration-powers-to-racist-corrupt-sheriffs
Challenges to mandatory facial recognition for air travel:
https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/08/02/challenges-to-mandatory-facial-recognition-for-air-travel/
New Orleans Police Facial Recognition Led to Exactly Zero Arrests in Nine Months:
https://gizmodo.com/facial-recognition-new-orleans-police-no-arrests-1850692101
Knox County Sheriff’s Office used facial recognition to ID to alleged murder suspects:
https://www.wate.com/news/knox-county-news/report-facial-recognition-technology-aided-in-arrest-of-2-suspects-after-womans-body-found-in-west-knox-county/
Acadian Ambulance and Duality Health in Louisiana to use Facial Recognition to ID Patients:
“The increasing amount of healthcare data has led to challenges in identifying and reconciling patient records due to disparate systems and duplication. By utilizing Duality’s facial biometric patient identification software, Acadian seeks to enhance record matching, improve patient care and satisfaction, increase efficiency, and reduce costs,” said Benjamin Swig, Director of Healthcare Innovation and Strategy at Acadian Ambulance.
https://www.wicz.com/story/49318320/acadian-ambulance-and-duality-health-announce-partnership-to-transform-emergency-care-with-ai-powered-facial-recognition
Iowa DOT soft-launches facial recognition Mobile ID app:
https://www.wowt.com/2023/08/01/iowa-dot-soft-launches-mobile-id-app/
VSBLTY's AI (facial recognition) to expand focus on retail market:
https://vsblty.net/news/vsbltys-ai-to-expand-focus-to-security-retail-media-networks/
One Of America's Largest Synagogues Uses VSBLTY Facial Recogntion To ID Worshipers:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/vsblty-s-ai-technology-protects-one-of-america-s-largest-synagogues-848416300.html
S.T.O.P. Condemns ESRB’s Gaming Facial Recognition Plans:
https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2023/7/28/stop-condemns-esrbs-gaming-facial-recognition-plans
Paravision unveils its 6th generation facial recognition platform:
https://www.paravision.ai/news/paravision-unveils-its-6th-generation-face-recognition-product-suite/
US biometric data privacy laws and "Extended Reality" technologies (facial recognition, Iris and palm scanners):
Generally, each biometric and comprehensive law focuses on five forms of biometric data: retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, hand scan, and face scan. BIPA, in particular, applies to “biometric identifiers,” defined as a “retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or scan of hand or face geometry,” as well as “biometric information,” which includes “any information…based on an individual’s biometric identifier used to identify an individual.” Therefore, any entity that uses technology to scan an individual’s iris, finger, hand, or face to uniquely identify an individual or authenticate their identity must comply with BIPA’s requirements, unless they fall within one of BIPA’s exemptions or exclusions.
https://fpf.org/blog/old-laws-new-tech-as-courts-wrestle-with-tough-questions-under-us-biometric-laws-immersive-tech-raises-new-challenges/
ByteDance Faces BIPA Lawsuit Over Video Editing App CapCut:
https://therecord.media/capcut-privacy-lawsuit-illinois-bipa-bytedance-china
Indie Semiconductor And SiLC Technologies To Put Facial Recognition In New Vehicles:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230803853329/en/indie-Semiconductor-and-SiLC-Technologies-Form-Strategic-Technology-Partnership-to-Deliver-World-Class-FMCW-LiDAR-Solution
“Fingerprints” signs agreement with tier 1 automotive supplier to put iris recognition in new vehicles:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fingerprints-signs-agreement-tier-1-060000011.html
Toyota Wants to Read Drivers' Vital Signs Before Unlocking the Car:
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/toyota-wants-to-read-drivers-vital-signs-before-unlocking-the-car-218072.html
https://www.autoevolution.com/pdf/news_attachements/toyota-wants-to-read-drivers-vital-signs-before-unlocking-the-car-218072.pdf
Outbound Investment Transparency Act attached to Senate’s NDAA
https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-casey-outbound-investment-amendment-passes-senate/
FBI Terrorism Sting Targets Mentally Ill Teen After His Mom Asked for Help:
https://theintercept.com/2023/07/31/fbi-isis-sting-mentally-ill-teen/
Who Paid for NSO Group Spyware? It Was The FBI An Inquiry Found:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/us/politics/nso-spy-tool-landmark-fbi.html
The FBI should face new limits on its use of Section 702 spy data, a key intelligence board says:
White House advisers seek to limit FBI access to foreign surveillance data after ‘intentional misconduct’
The FBI's "intentional misconduct" includes searching foreign surveillance data for Americans involved in the Capitol riot and George Floyd protests, the intelligence advisory board reported.
https://www.courthousenews.com/white-house-advisers-seek-to-limit-fbi-access-to-foreign-surveillance-data-after-intentional-misconduct/
FBI Director: Congress must renew Section 702 spy powers – that's how we get nearly all our cyber intelligence
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-boss-congress-must-renew-section-702-spy-powers-that-s-how-we-get-nearly-all-our-cyber-intel/ar-AA1euNVO
Not Renewing Surveillance Power Could Be 'One of the Worst Intelligence Failures of Our Time'
https://rollcall.com/2023/07/31/white-house-advisory-board-urges-changes-to-surveillance-tool/
White House advisory board urges changes to Section 702:
https://rollcall.com/2023/07/31/white-house-advisory-board-urges-changes-to-surveillance-tool/
ACLU Lawsuit Targets FBI Probe of Racial Justice Activists:
https://theintercept.com/2023/08/01/fbi-infiltrate-activists-first-amendment/
ACLU Sues Colorado Springs, FBI Over 'Unconstitutional' Spying on Activists' Devices:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/chinook-center-aclu-lawsuit
https://www.aclu-co.org/sites/default/files/armendariz_complaint.pdf
Atlanta Officials Push to Build Cop City Without a Public Vote:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/atlanta-officials-cop-city-vote-referendum/
Atlanta’s cop city is fundamentally undemocratic:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/commentary-atlantas-cop-city-is-fundamentally-undemocratic/ar-AA1eJ4sE
Mayorkas Pressed Over DHS Labeling Protesters 'Domestic Violent Extremists'
https://reason.com/2023/08/01/mayorkas-pressed-over-dhs-labeling-protesters-domestic-violent-extremists/
DHS’s Use of “Domestic Violent Extremism” Negatively Impacts Civil Rights and Liberties:
https://www.naacpldf.org/news/department-of-homeland-securitys-use-of-domestic-violent-extremism-negatively-impacts-civil-rights-and-liberties/
Could San Diego Police Department’s smart streetlights program infringe on privacy rights?
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2023-07-31/could-san-diego-police-departments-smart-streetlights-program-infringe-upon-privacy-rights
Flock Safety and Ubicquia to put license plate readers in smart street lights across the country:
"By using Ubicquia's award winning UbiHub multi-purpose streetlight platform, which plugs into the photocell socket of 360 million compatible streetlights, integrates with 3rd party cameras and has built-in LTE connectivity, Flock Safety customers can now deploy cameras in minutes. With a streetlight every 50 meters, this partnership will allow public safety departments across the country to reduce the time and cost of installing LPR services."
UbiHub APAI Smart City Platform:
"UbiHub AP/AI is the industry’s first smart city platform to integrate edge AI, Wi-Fi, microphones, cameras, and lighting control in one platform. Designed to help you improve public safety, manage traffic, and deliver public Wi-Fi with greater ease and less cost."
https://www.ubicquia.com/products/smart-city-platform-UbiHub-APAI
Flock Safety Claims Gun Shot Detectors In Albany, NY Uncovered 30% More Gunfire Than Previously Believed:
https://www.flocksafety.com/articles/flock-safety-raven-helps-albany-pd-uncover-30-percent-more-gunfire
https://flock-safety.cdn.prismic.io/flock-safety/f6b4b0f8-9877-438c-b6e6-64b63bd455f8_FlockSafetyRaven%C2%AE_CaseStudy_AlbanyPD_17July2023.pdf
Axon's annual sales rose by 49 percent over law enforcement ties:
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4621924-axon-bringing-law-enforcement-into-the-21st-century-part-ii
Knightscope stops disclosing which businesses are purchasing their spying robots, announces a S.F. Bay Area hospital bought their robot:
https://ir.knightscope.com/news-releases/news-release-details/healthcare-delivery-organization-signs-contract-knightscope
Estonian company Clevon commercializes autonomous delivery in Northlake, Texas:
https://clevon.com/blog/clevon-commercializes-autonomous-delivery-in-northlake-texas/
Gresham Police Use Drones As A First Responder:
"Without the additional staffing the Gresham Safety Levy would have provided our department, we are having to find innovative ways to be more efficient while keeping our community safe,” said Gresham Police Chief Travis Gullberg. “Utilizing the Drones as First Responders program allows our police to respond faster to our community’s needs while keeping our officers safe,” said City Manager Nina Vetter.
https://jamn1075.iheart.com/featured/portland-local-news/content/2023-07-26-gresham-use-first-responder-drone/
Charlottesville Police Department Public Safety Drone Program:
https://www.facebook.com/CvilleVAPolice/videos/charlottesville-police-department-public-safety-drone-program/245528115087081/
Albemarle County Police adding drones to its list of equipment:
https://www.nbc29.com/video/2023/08/03/albemarle-county-police-department-adding-drones-its-list-equipment/
NJ media claims "police drones play ever greater role in improving public safety" after using drone to track a Black bear:
https://www.communitynews.org/news/local/drones-play-ever-greater-role-in-improving-public-safety/article_30b468d6-3098-11ee-ade6-6bc9b3b38802.html
NYPD public messaging drone plan will creep out residents:
“I find it profoundly ironic that the city is so secretive about a tool that’s supposed to alert the public,” said Albert Fox Cahn, the executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project. “They haven’t said how the tests went or how this ludicrous plan will fly. It’s really going to come crashing down to earth as soon as they use it in a real crisis.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-drones-weather-hazard-disaster-emergency-warnings-creep-out-new-yorkers-20230805-cqwvwfxyfrefhi3mbrnes4cqwm-story.html
Maryland police are using drones from a Chinese company that were banned in four states:
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/dji-drones-banned-maryland-police-agencies/44642495
Police drones could soon crisscross the skies. Cities need to be ready:
DRONERESPONDERS and Pierce Aerospace work together to equip police departments with drones:
https://www.thedroningcompany.com/blog/pierce-aerospace-and-droneresponders-announce-public-safety-remote-id-working-group
Skyfire and Ondas Autonomous Systems Partner to Bring Drone-in-a-Box Solution to Police Departments:
Police Violence
Supreme Court Justice Thomas’s $267K R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It:
Orange County Superior Court judge arrested in murder of his wife:
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/03/orange-county-judge-taken-into-custody-at-his-anaheim-home-after-shooting-death-sources-say/
Public defenders among those at risk amid planned judiciary budget cuts:
"Among the services hardest hit would be the federal public defender’s office, which provides court-appointed lawyers to defendants who cannot afford their own counsel. The House and Senate budget bills propose funding for the program at levels as much as $150 million less than requested, St. Eve and Mauskopf said. Such a budget shortfall would force the judiciary’s public defender’s office to downsize significantly, the judicial conference officials cautioned — under the House plan, the program would have to do away with the equivalent of 368 full-time positions, or about 9% of its workforce. Under the more austere Senate bill, that figure would rise to as much as 493 full-time positions, or a 12% decrease."
https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-public-defenders-among-those-at-risk-amid-planned-judiciary-budget-cuts/
Behind the Right’s War on Reform-Minded Prosecutors:
"Reform-minded prosecutors across the country have faced efforts to remove them from office or limit their powers. Between 2019 and 2022, lawmakers in 16 states introduced bills to curtail prosecutors’ powers, according to a report by the Local Solutions Support Center and the Public Rights Project. In four of those states, the bills passed into law. And in 2023 the pace has picked up, with at least four more states passing similar laws."
https://theappeal.org/conservatives-progressive-prosecutors-reform/
‘We Are Feeling Overpoliced’: State Troopers Join Patrols in Austin:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/us/austin-police-texas-state-troopers.html
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/12/texas-dps-austin-police/
Police officer deaths decreased by 6 percent from last year:
"Thirteen officer deaths reported to the FBI were titled under accidental circumstances; nine occurred due to motor vehicle accidents, two due to an aircraft crash, one due to drowning, and one due to a fall, says the report."
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/fbi-releases-new-data-on-reported-law-enforcement-officer-deaths-for-the-first-half-of-the-year
Bill Would Equip Law Enforcement With Trauma Kits:
https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-whitehouse-tillis-coons-introduce-bill-to-equip-law-enforcement-with-trauma-kits/
Black man's conviction tossed after judge said he 'looks like a criminal to me'
Anything banned becomes a policing issue:
https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2023/08/01/elliott-boyce-anything-banned-becomes-a-policing-issue
After George Floyd’s murder, more states require release of police disciplinary records:
https://stateline.org/2023/08/02/after-george-floyds-murder-more-states-require-release-of-police-disciplinary-records/
NYC Agrees To $415K Settlement With Senator and Assemblymember Injured By NYPD Officers During George Floyd Protest:
https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/8/2/23817933/settlement-nypd-floyd-protest-myrie-richardson
Six White Mississippi Cops Known as the ‘Goon Squad’ Admit Torturing Black Men:
https://mississippitoday.org/2023/08/03/six-rankin-officers-plead-guilty-to-torturing-two-black-men/
How a Mississippi case of police torture emphasizes the need for more accountability:
https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/8/4/23820288/six-former-mississippi-police-offers-plead-guilty-assault
Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Motorist Jaylin McKenzie Didn't Turn On Body Cam:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jaylin-mckenzie-body-cam-shooting-memphis_n_64cd074ce4b00c212eedb305
White Ohio cop charged with murdering unarmed Black man in his bed:
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/04/ricky-anderson-former-columbus-officer-charged-in-donovan-lewis-death/70528836007/
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Foreign Nationals To Become Cops:
A Latino man's untimely death on an Arkansas road leaves family suspecting racial profiling:
https://www.aol.com/latino-man-untimely-death-road-224028359.html
Blacks, Latinos have been arrested at 'disproportionate rate' in L.A.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/blacks-latinos-account-23-la-arrests-report-rcna96922
Jury acquits white Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist:
Black Louisiana Inmate Held 525 Days Past His Release Seeks Justice; Qualified Immunity Could Stand in the Way:
Fulton County to pay $4M to family of Black man eaten alive by bed bugs in jail:
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lashawn-thompson-family-fulton-county-settlement/85-18765d9e-5a68-48eb-8a96-cd4fd4c26687
Black Pastor Dies After Being Hit By Police Police Car While Crossing Street:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/28/us/stamford-ct-police-pastor-killed/index.html
New Documents Undermine Government’s Demand for Task-Force Immunity to Shield St. Paul Cop:
FOX5 pressing Clark County School District Police for answers about refusal to release police body camera video:
Off-duty MA cop charged with punching 72-year-old man allegedly suspended:
"Sgt. Scott Saunders’s name does not appear on the commission’s list of suspended officers, which hasn’t been updated since June 20."
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2023/08/03/hull-police-officer-charged-after-alleged-assault-of-72-year-old-neighbor-caught-on-video/
Irony: Congressman Jackson handcuffed and ‘briefly detained’ during rodeo while helping teenager with medical emergency
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/texas-congressman-detained-ronny-jackson/index.html
Among the L.A. Probation Department's many offenses: Hoarding millions in prevention funds
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-06/probation-hoarding-cash-again
San Francisco police union chief blames defund movement for city's lawlessness:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/crime-shot-san-francisco-police-union-chief-blames-defund-movement-citys-lawlessness
Santa Clara County police blasted for jailing people who cannot post bail:
https://www.courthousenews.com/santa-clara-county-blasted-for-jailing-people-who-cannot-post-bail/
ACLU Sues Santa Clara County Police for Jailing Poor If They Can’t Make Bail:
https://www.aclunc.org/news/lawsuit-challenges-santa-clara-superior-court-over-unconstitutional-policy-forces-poor
4 people imprisoned at a Fulton County jail died in 1 week last year:
The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention (Fulton County Jail):
https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/the-deadly-and-tragic-costs-of-pretrial-detention
No One Should Die In Custody Podcast:
https://www.aclu.org/podcast/no-one-should-die-in-custody
Appeals court: NC police cannot search a motorists vehicle because they are nervous or call for a K-9 drug sniff without probable cause
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/224084.U.pdf
Appeals court: DC police cannot order people to lift up their shirts without probable cause
https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/36FD285BD8C6C7EA852589FE0051C469/$file/22-3017-2010451.pdf
Appeals court: Cops cannot arrest attorneys for refusing to hand over defendants phones without a warrant
https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202113632.pdf
NYC judge quotes Grateful Dead to slam state bail reform as ‘confusing mess’
https://nypost.com/2023/07/30/nyc-judge-quotes-grateful-dead-rock-hit-to-slam-state-bail-reform/
DISGUSTED: Cops say ending Illinois cash bail will spark officer exodus
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-eliminating-cash-bail-backdoor-way-to-defund-police-spark-mass-exodus-experts
Oklahoma prosecutors “knowingly presented” false testimony of convicted murderer Richard Glossip:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uncovered-evidence-oklahoma-death-row-case-prompts-calls-new-hearing-rcna48938
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2023/07/death-row-appeal-to-scotus-charges-okla-prosecution-knowingly-presented-false-evidence-from-key-witness/
Cop fired for trying to kill his girlfriend:
Florida police sergeant arrested after argument over handicapped parking spot:
Cop who claimed to be receiving threatening text messages, was the one sending them:
https://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/national/article277865228.html
Cops Now Seizing People's Birds: Master falconer sues three wildlife resources agency cops for illegally raiding her home and seizing her birds
A master falconer has filed suit against three Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency law enforcement officers, alleging her constitutional rights were violated when they unlawfully seized 13 birds of prey, phone, computer, video and other records from her Nashville home in 2022 — an action a criminal court judge called “egregious,” “an abuse of the law” and “malicious prosecution.”
LAPD SWAT team destroyed this man’s print shop. The city refused to pay - now he’s taking them to court:
Appeals court: Philadelphia police who conducted an illegal search of all units in a house was illegal
(Side note: The state did not call officers to the stand.)
https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/172078np.pdf
Dangerous NYPD Police Car Chases Need Stiffer Punishments, Says Oversight Board:
https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/8/4/23819526/police-car-chases-nypd-oversight-board
NYPD union head Ed Mullins sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing $600K in dues
https://nypost.com/2023/08/03/ex-nypd-union-head-ed-mullins-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison-for-stealing-600k-in-dues/
NYPD supervisor indicted on sex crime charges:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/nypd-boss-indicted-over-sexual-assault-allegations-of-underling/
NC cop charged with 4 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor:
Innocent Caretaker Gets Lifetime Ban for Crime She Didn't Commit:
How the Department of Human Services reached its conclusion is unclear. Regulators have refused to give Ifrah Yassin any original evidence. The police briefly arrested her and her friends on suspicion of robbery in 2013, but officers promptly released the young women after realizing their accuser had provided a false name. The case went nowhere. No charges. No trial. No conviction. Normally in the United States, this means innocence. The fact is not lost on Yassin, a refugee drawn to the constitutional promises of due process and equal protection. "I came to America from Somalia in search of a better life," she says. "I never thought that I'd end up being punished for the rest of my life for something I didn't do."
https://reason.com/2023/07/31/minnesota-caretaker-gets-lifetime-ban-for-crime-she-didnt-commit/
Junk Science Warning: Judge orders new trial for Grand Junction man convicted in ’90s pipe bombings
"The key piece of evidence used to convict James Genrich was expert tool-mark analysis that contended markings made on the bombs could only have been made by tools owned by Genrich."
https://www.cpr.org/2023/07/10/judge-orders-new-trial-for-grand-junction-man-convicted-in-90s-pipe-bombings/
Houston Police Officers' Union calls for resignation of Forensic Science Center President because the center is taking too long to test evidence:
Congresswoman Introduces ‘End Solitary Confinement Act’