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November 1, 2020 at 4:40 pm

Ahead of Election, Police Prepare for Violence and Disruption

The Las Vegas Police had a quandary. They were on high alert for election-related threats, but when long lines of voters began snaking down streets...

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FILE – In this Oct. 19, 2020, file photo a woman waits to vote in Miami. Election officials are on high alert amid fears that U.S. polling stations could attract the same strain of partisan violence and civil unrest that erupted on American streets this year. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

October 30, 2020 at 5:55 am

What’s the line between legal poll watching and illegal voter intimidation?

What constitutes unlawful behavior on Election Day can be difficult to define, experts say, and can differ drastically from one jurisdiction to the next. It...

October 8, 2020 at 8:15 pm

Arrests made in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Storming the state Capitol. Instigating a civil war. Abducting a sitting governor before the presidential election. Those were among the planned plots described by federal...

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June 20, 2020 at 12:28 pm

After George Floyd, Fresh Scrutiny of Old Cases

ATLANTA — The story of Elijah McClain’s death, which came after he was confronted and detained by police officers last year in the Denver suburb...

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Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, prosecutors said. (Darnella Frazier/Facebook/Zuma Press/TNS) 1675739 1675739

May 30, 2020 at 8:04 pm

Thousands of complaints do little to change police ways

Efforts to hold problem officers accountable face resistance from unions, and juries are reluctant to second-guess.

April 29, 2019 at 5:43 pm

In sea of hate, officials strain to spot threats such as synagogue attack VIEW

California has more organized hate groups than any other state — it has chapters for street-fighting skinheads and black nationalists, Holocaust deniers and Muslim haters....

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Visitors wait to enter the Supreme Court as a winter snow storm hits the nation’s capital making roads perilous and closing most Federal offices and all major public school districts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The Supreme Court is ruling unanimously that the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines applies to the states. The outcome Wednesday could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for selling about $400 worth of heroin. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WX101 WX101

February 20, 2019 at 3:25 pm

Supreme Court limits police powers to seize private property

Civil forfeiture laws, a popular way to raise revenue, have been the subject of criticism across the political spectrum.

The Rev. Kenneth Glasgow, a prominent criminal justice reform activist, at a soup kitchen he runs in Dothan, Ala., May 3, 2018. Under Alabama’s “aiding and abetting” statute, Glasgow is facing capital murder charges in the death of Breunia Jennings, who crashed into the car Glasgow was driving and was then fatally shot by one of Glasgow’s passengers, police say. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)

July 7, 2018 at 4:55 pm

Charged with murder, but Alabama pastor didn’t pull the trigger

Pastor Kenneth Glasgow is well-known for speaking out against violence and injustice in his small city.

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October 25, 2014 at 5:02 pm

Law lets IRS seize accounts without filing criminal complaint

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa — For almost 40 years, Carole Hinders has dished out Mexican specialties at her modest, cash-only restaurant. For just as long, she...

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August 3, 2014 at 10:08 pm

In search of affordable housing, the middle class rushes inland

OKLAHOMA CITY — Americans have never hesitated to pack up the U-Haul in search of the big time, a better job or just warmer weather....

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