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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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'Correctional supervision' decreased 23% since 2012: Is there a crime connection?

06.20.24 | Leonard Sipes Analysis

Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it seems plausible.
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Convicted man who fatally shot an off-duty Philly police officer back in 2007 has his case overturned and will be released from prison

06.20.24 | Jenna Curren News

The man who was convicted for killing an off-duty police officer back in 2007 has had his case overturned and will soon be released from prison.
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Biden judicial nominee sends male child rapist to female prison, says she is 'unqualified' to define what a woman is

06.19.24 | Jenna Curren News

United States Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn told Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham that she is not qualified to define what a woman is.
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Defense bill that would automatically register male citizens for the draft passes House, seems doomed to die in Senate

06.19.24 | Sarah Akey News

This year's NDAA passes the House with a measure that would automatically register 18-year-old male citizens for the Selective Service.
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Concerns raised that number of Chinese nationals apprehended breaching or in proximity to US military bases is a 'probe' of our capabilities

06.19.24 | Pat Droney Analysis

The number of foreign nationals "probing" US military bases has increased substantially under the Biden administration, sparking concerns of possible "probe" of US military capabilities.
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Traffic signs come down in LA due to allegedly being harmful to the LGBT community

06.18.24 | Sarah Akey Opinion

"No U-Turn" and "No Cruising" signs make the LGBT community in LA feel targeted. So, in the Silver Lake neighborhood, they have come down.
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