MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation last week that would allow local law enforcement to enforce immigration law, as conservative legislators push for increased alignment with the federal government’s crackdown on immigration. The bill was dubbed “Laken Riley Act,” named after the 22-year-old Augusta University student who was killed last year in Georgia … Read more
This map shows the current status of state legislation regarding public access to police body-worn cameras (“bodycams” or “BWCs”) around the United States under public records laws. See more notes below. State legislation and case law The color of the state indicates the status of legislation regarding access to BWC videos. By clicking the state … Read more
If you ever call 911 from an area that’s hard to get to, you might hear the buzz of a drone well before a police cruiser pulls up. And there’s a good chance that it will be one made by Brinc Drones, a Seattle-based startup founded by 25-year-old Blake Resnick, who dropped out of college … Read more
“The number of reported decisions drops off dramatically after 1976, and there is only one finding of distortion after 1982, when the Reagan-era FCC began to remove content regulations on broadcast news,” Raphael wrote. The one post-1982 finding of distortion was issued in a letter of admonishment to NBC in 1993 “for staging a segment … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Films about novice cops tend to follow a similar pattern: a raw recruit moves from civvie innocence to uniformed empowerment, then to bleak disillusionment or, sometimes, total immersion in the abyss of personal and systemic corruption. … Read more