Law and order

'This changes EVERYTHING': US Supreme Court hands down groundbreaking ruling on January 6th prosecutions

06.30.24 | Matthew Holloway News

A bombshell SCOTUS ruling in Fischer v. United States has rocked the foundations of the hundreds of prosecutions levied against January 6th defendants, including former President Donald J. Trump.
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Washington police officer convicted for murder, assault under 2018 law eroding qualified immunity

06.29.24 | Matthew Holloway News

Auburn Police Department's Officer Jeffrey Nelson was convicted of murder in the first degree and assault in the first degree in the officer-involved-shooting death of Jesse Sarey in 2019 during an attempted arrest for disorderly conduct.
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Former Uvalde police chief, former officer, indicted for their role in the police response to the 2022 school shooting

06.29.24 | Pat Droney News

Former police chief Peter Arredondo and former officer Adrian Gonzales were indicted for their roles in the deadly 2022 shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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Los Angeles Metro to form an independent police department amid rise in crime, some fatal

06.28.24 | Matthew Holloway News

The Los Angeles Metro Board voted Thursday to form its own independent police force for the first time since 1997 after over twenty years of depending on the LAPD, County Sheriff and Long Beach Police for security.
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Government poised to use 'public health emergency' to implement 2A-busting 'safety' measures?

06.27.24 | Pat Droney Opinion

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a "public health crisis"; does that mean the government will impose draconian COVID-like restrictions for our "own good?"
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Truth revealed: Indiana bodycam footage sheds light on officer-involved-shooting of suspect reaching for gun

06.26.24 | Matthew Holloway Analysis

Bodycam footage from Fort Wayne Police has revealed new details in the officer-involved shooting death of Linzell Parhm, a passenger in a traffic stop armed with a Draco AK pistol.
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CT town settles with police family after son was exposed to anti-police video in classroom, causing psychological harm

06.25.24 | Pat Droney News

The Vernon (CT) Town Council and Board of Education reached a $100,000 settlement with a family after special needs son was exposed to anti-police video in classroom, causing psychological trauma.
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Biden announces DACA Expansion despite reports nearly 80k recipients have arrest records

06.23.24 | Matthew Holloway News

As President Biden announced an expansion to DACA this week, reports revealed that nearly 80,000 of the recipients released into the US had prior arrests, thousands had several, over 1,000 were for sex crimes.
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Michael Letts: The number of officers shot in 2024 is on pace to break the record, which was just set in 2023

06.23.24 | Eddie Molina Editorial

2024 has been one of the most dangerous for police officers and if the pace does not change, it will set the record for police officers getting shot.
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Implications for Trump? Supreme Court makes landmark ruling on jury trials that could change EVERYTHING

06.22.24 | Matthew Holloway News

The Supreme Court of the United States issued a surprising Friday ruling that could reset the judicial landscape of the nation requiring a unanimous jury to decide the facts of a case that determine sentencing enhancements.
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Georgia now requires election law training for new police officers, current officers encouraged to take training as well

06.22.24 | Matthew Holloway News

Georgia is now the first state to require police to be trained in the enforcement of election law in the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential and Senate elections that rocked the state and undermined faith in election security.
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USC student who fatally stabbed criminal originally set to receive a $2M bail will no longer face murder charges

06.22.24 | Jenna Curren News

A USC student had been arrested for allegedly stabbing a homeless man to death after an altercation when he and two other students found the man trying to break into cars.
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ICE couldn't remove 'inadmissible travelers' at airport; report says 'hundreds' released, cites staffing, funding shortages

06.21.24 | Matthew Holloway News

At an undisclosed International Airport, CBP and ICE were found by the Inspector General to be releasing hundreds of "inadmissible travelers," because they are unable to hold them overnight or transport them for detention.
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Louisiana Governor signs ’25-foot police buffer’ into law to deter public from interfering with police

06.21.24 | Eddie Molina Editorial

Governor Landry recently signed House Bill 173 into law, which makes it a crime to be within 25 feet of LEOs if they order bystanders to stand back during a law enforcement interaction, earning praise nationwide.
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Canadian, US Border Patrol officials reveal 'unprecedented' illegal immigration from U.S.

06.20.24 | Matthew Holloway News

Illegal border crossings into Canada from the U.S. have reached "unprecedented" levels with U.S. Border Patrol and Royal Canadian Mounted Police struggling to respond.
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