Ruling shields police; Woman claimed not enough done to protect family
A look at the history of 'stop and frisk,' and the circumstances required to make its use legal.
As largely claimed in Parliament, the government’s intention behind the new criminal laws is to do away with colonial laws and to administer justice, not punishments. It was expected that the State machinery will become more robust and the criminal procedure will reduce the burden on ci...
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“a profiteering outlook, attached to a capacity for organization, that deserves its own analytic attention, separate from the way police protect and serve social conditions amenable to capital accumulation.” The rhetoric of morals enforcement has been fundamental to the growth of police power, but...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about the country’s leader, State Counsellor
Minneapolis police have tested BolaWraps and do not plan to use them going forward. According to a police spokesperson, the device was was deployed twice in testing and failed both times. All of the department's BolaWraps have been returned to the manufacturer." Minneapolis police restrict ...
The report said: “You stated ..that you had been propositioned but that the suspect had not touched you or physically sexually abused you. You stated that it was verbal comments only. I agree that crimes of such nature are fully within the public interest, however, there has to have be...
Damien Schiff, who represented the Sacketts at the Supreme Court, said the decision appropriately narrowed the reach of the law. “Courts now have a clear measuring stick for fairness and consistency by federal regulators. Today’s ruling is a profound win for property rights and the ...
The decision was based on the three-prong Lemon test, which says the government's action must have a legitimate secular purpose; must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion; and must not result in an excessive entanglement of the government and religion. [...