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OLYMPIA, Wash. (Dec. 13, 2022) – A bill filed in the Washington state House would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions that violate individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense. On Dec. 9, Rep. My-Linh Thai (D) filed House

Much of the funding for drones at the state and local level comes from the federal government, in and of itself a constitutional violation. In return, federal agencies tap into the information gathered by state and local law enforcement through fusion centers and the Information Sharing Environment (ISE).

Under current South Carolina forfeiture procedures, the state can take a person’s property without even charging them with a crime. The Institute for Justice gave South Carolina a D- grade for its current forfeiture laws, saying, “South Carolina’s civil forfeiture laws offer very little protection for property owners.”

Lawmakers also advanced a measure codifying a “Tenth Amendment Center” in the attorney general’s office.

Ohio House lawmakers approved a handful of measures Wednesday, clearing one for the governor and sending several others over to the Senate.

House lawmakers approved a handful of measures Wednesday, clearing one for the governor and sending several others to the Senate.

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press /Report for America

The lack of public defenders has strained the criminal justice system and left more than 700 people statewide without legal representation.

Spanish police are treading dangerous ground in their bid to make their jobs easier and faster. They intend to use an automated facial recognition (AFR) technology dubbed the ABIS, or automatic [...]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- District attorneys in Oregon are once again sounding the alarm over the state's critical shortage of court-provided attorneys for